See also: orsi

Votic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *orci.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɤrsi/, [ˈɤrsʲi]
  • Rhymes: -ɤrsi
  • Hyphenation: õr‧si

Noun edit

õrsi

  1. a wooden beam or bar on which objects, such as tools, are hung from when they are not used
  2. perch, roost (for a bird)

Inflection edit

Declension of õrsi (type X/tuli, rt-rr gradation)
singular plural
nominative õrsi, õrs õrrõd
genitive õrrõ õrsijõ, õrsii
partitive õrttõ õrsiitõ, õrsii
illative õrtõ, õrtõsõ õrsiisõ
inessive õrrõz õrsiiz
elative õrrõssõ õrsiissõ
allative õrrõlõ õrsiilõ
adessive õrrõllõ õrsiillõ
ablative õrrõltõ õrsiiltõ
translative õrrõssi õrsiissi
*) 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) “õrsi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn