Votic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian жених (ženix).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ʒeˈnixɑ/, [ʒeˈnʲixɑ], /ˈʒenixɑ/, [ˈʒenʲixə̠], /ˈʒenihɑ/, [ˈʒenʲihə̠]
  • Rhymes: -ixɑ, -enixɑ, -enihɑ

Noun edit

ženiha

  1. bridegroom
  2. fiancé

Inflection edit

Declension of ženiha (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ženiha ženihad
genitive ženiha ženihojõ, ženihoi
partitive ženihaa ženihoitõ, ženihoi
illative ženihaasõ, ženihaa ženihoisõ
inessive ženihaz ženihoiz
elative ženihassõ ženihoissõ
allative ženihalõ ženihoilõ
adessive ženihallõ ženihoillõ
ablative ženihaltõ ženihoiltõ
translative ženihassi ženihoissi
*) 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) “ženiha”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn