Votic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *musta.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈmusːɑ/, [ˈmusːə̠]
  • Rhymes: -usːɑ
  • Hyphenation: mus‧sõ

Adjective edit

mussõ

  1. black
  2. dark, murky
  3. dirty
    Synonym: roojõkõz

Inflection edit

Declension of mussõ (type V/poikõ, ss-s gradation)
singular plural
nominative mussõ musad
genitive musa mussijõ, mussii
partitive mussa mussiitõ, mussii
illative mussasõ, mussa mussiisõ
inessive musaz mussiiz
elative musassõ mussiissõ
allative musalõ mussiilõ
adessive musallõ mussiillõ
ablative musaltõ mussiiltõ
translative musassi mussiissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References edit

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn