Votic edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian ад (ad).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑːdu/, [ˈɑːdu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːdu
  • Hyphenation: aa‧du

Noun edit

aadu

  1. hell

Inflection edit

Declension of aadu (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative aadu aadud
genitive aadu aadujõ, aadui
partitive aadua aaduitõ, aadui
illative aadusõ, aadu aaduisõ
inessive aaduz aaduiz
elative aadussõ aaduissõ
allative aadulõ aaduilõ
adessive aadullõ aaduillõ
ablative aadultõ aaduiltõ
translative aadussi aaduissi
*) 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) “aadu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn