vesu

Ingrian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋesu/, [ˈʋe̞s̠u]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋesu/, [ˈʋe̞ʒ̥u]
• Rhymes: -esu
• Hyphenation: ve‧su

Noun

vesu

1. A type of adze used for digging gutters. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

Declension of vesu (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	vesu	vesut
genitive	vesun	vessuin, vesuloin
partitive	vessua	vesuja, vesuloja
illative	vessuu	vessui, vesuloihe
inessive	vesus	vesuis, vesulois
elative	vesust	vesuist, vesuloist
allative	vesulle	vesuille, vesuloille
adessive	vesul	vesuil, vesuloil
ablative	vesult	vesuilt, vesuloilt
translative	vesuks	vesuiks, vesuloiks
essive	vesunna, vessuun	vesuinna, vesuloinna, vessuin, vesuloin
exessive1)	vesunt	vesuint, vesuloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 710

Teanu

Etymology

From earlier *vatuu, from Proto-Oceanic *pa-tuqur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuqud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fesu/

Verb

vesu

1. (transitive) to erect, stand up
2. (intransitive) to rise
3. (intransitive) to sail

References

• François, Alexandre. 2021. Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands). Dictionaria 15. 1-1877. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.5653063. – entry ~vesu.
• François, Alexandre. 2021. Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. – entry ~vesu.
• Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021) “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.