Votic edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian шкипер (škiper).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈʃkipːɑri/, [ˈʃkʲipːə̠rʲi]
  • Rhymes: -ipːɑri
  • Hyphenation: škip‧põ‧ri

Noun edit

škippõri

  1. (nautical) skipper, especially the leader of a fishing party

Inflection edit

Declension of škippõri (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative škippõri škippõrid
genitive škippõri škippõrijõ, škippõrii
partitive škippõria škippõriitõ, škippõrii
illative škippõrisõ, škippõri škippõriisõ
inessive škippõriz škippõriiz
elative škippõrissõ škippõriissõ
allative škippõrilõ škippõriilõ
adessive škippõrillõ škippõriillõ
ablative škippõriltõ škippõriiltõ
translative škippõrissi škippõriissi
*) 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) “škippari”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn