Votic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *varbas.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvɑrvɑz/, [ˈvɑrvə̠z̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrvɑz̥
  • Hyphenation: var‧võz

Noun edit

varvõz

  1. toe

Inflection edit

Declension of varvõz (type XIV/ammõz, p-v gradation)
singular plural
nominative varvõz varpad
genitive varpa varpajõ, varpai
partitive varvõssõ varpaitõ, varpai
illative varpasõ, varpa varpaisõ
inessive varpaz varpaiz
elative varpassõ varpaissõ
allative varpalõ varpailõ
adessive varpallõ varpaillõ
ablative varpaltõ varpailtõ
translative varpassi varpaissi
*) 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) “varvaz”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn