во̄й

Northern Mansi

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *waje. Cognates include Hungarian vaj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [woːj]

Noun

во̄й (wōj) (Sosva, Upper Lozva)

1. fat, lard
2. oil, butter

Declension

Sosva:

Inflection of во̄й (wōj)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	во̄й (wōj)	во̄иг (wōig)	во̄йыт (wōjyt)
locative	во̄йт (wōjt)	во̄игт (wōigt)	во̄йытт (wōjytt)
lative	во̄йн (wōjn)	во̄игн (wōign)	во̄йытн (wōjytn)
ablative	во̄йныл (wōjnyl)	во̄игныл (wōignyl)	во̄йытныл (wōjytnyl)
instrumental	во̄ил (wōil)	во̄игныл (wōignyl)	во̄йытыл (wōjytyl)
translative	во̄иг (wōig)	――	――
caritive	во̄йта̄л (wōjtāl)	――	――

Possessive forms of во̄й (wōj)
possessor	single possession	double possession	multiple possession
1st person sing.	во̄йум (wōjum)	во̄йагум (wōjagum)	во̄йанум (wōjanum)
2nd person sing.	во̄йын (wōjyn)	во̄йагын (wōjagyn)	во̄йан (wōjan)
3rd person sing.	во̄йэ (wōjè)	во̄йаге (wōjage)	во̄йанэ (wōjanè)
1st person dual	во̄йме̄н (wōjmēn)	во̄йагаме̄н (wōjagamēn)	во̄йанаме̄н (wōjanamēn)
2nd person dual	во̄йы̄н (wōjȳn)	во̄йагы̄н (wōjagȳn)	во̄йаны̄н (wōjanȳn)
3rd person dual	во̄йэ̄ (wōjè̄)	во̄йаге̄н (wōjagēn)	во̄йанэ̄н (wōjanè̄n)
1st person plural	во̄йув (wōjuw)	во̄йагув (wōjaguw)	во̄йанув (wōjanuw)
2nd person plural	во̄йы̄н (wōjȳn)	во̄йагы̄н (wōjagȳn)	во̄йаны̄н (wōjanȳn)
3rd person plural	во̄йаныл (wōjanyl)	во̄йага̄ныл (wōjagānyl)	во̄йа̄ныл (wōjānyl)

Upper Lozva:

Inflection of во̄й (wōj)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	во̄й (wōj)	во̄иг (wōig)	во̄йыт (wōjyt)
locative	во̄йт (wōjt)	во̄игт (wōigt)	во̄йытт (wōjytt)
lative	во̄йн (wōjn)	во̄игн (wōign)	во̄йытн (wōjytn)
ablative	во̄йныл (wōjnyl)	во̄игныл (wōignyl)	во̄йытныл (wōjytnyl)
instrumental	во̄ил (wōil)	во̄игныл (wōignyl)	во̄йытыл (wōjytyl)
translative	во̄иг (wōig)	――	――
caritive	во̄йта̄л (wōjtāl)	――	――

Possessive forms of во̄й (wōj)
possessor	single possession	double possession	multiple possession
1st person sing.	во̄йум (wōjum)	во̄йагум (wōjagum)	во̄йанум (wōjanum)
2nd person sing.	во̄йын (wōjyn)	во̄йагын (wōjagyn)	во̄йан (wōjan)
3rd person sing.	во̄йэ (wōjè)	во̄йаге (wōjage)	во̄йанэ (wōjanè)
1st person dual	во̄йме̄н (wōjmēn)	во̄йагаме̄н (wōjagamēn)	во̄йанаме̄н (wōjanamēn)
2nd person dual	во̄йы̄н (wōjȳn)	во̄йагы̄н (wōjagȳn)	во̄йаны̄н (wōjanȳn)
3rd person dual	во̄йэ̄ (wōjè̄)	во̄йаге̄н (wōjagēn)	во̄йанэ̄н (wōjanè̄n)
1st person plural	во̄йув (wōjuw)	во̄йагув (wōjaguw)	во̄йанув (wōjanuw)
2nd person plural	во̄йы̄н (wōjȳn)	во̄йагы̄н (wōjagȳn)	во̄йаны̄н (wōjanȳn)
3rd person plural	во̄йаныл (wōjanyl)	во̄йага̄ныл (wōjagānyl)	во̄йа̄ныл (wōjānyl)

Derived terms

• во̄иӈ (wōiň , “fatty”)

 

Further reading

• Afanasʹjeva, K. V., Sobjanina, S. A. (2012) “во̄й”, in Školʹnyj mansijsko-russkij slovarʹ [Mansi-Russian school dictionary], Khanty-Mansiysk: RIO IRO
• Mansi Dictionary of Munkácsi and Kálmán [1]
• “во̄й”, in Northern Mansi-Hungarian dictionary, Tromsø: University of Tromsø, 2023