Votic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *ahtas.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑhɑz/, [ˈɑhɑz̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑz̥
  • Hyphenation: a‧haz

Adjective edit

ahaz

  1. narrow
  2. tight

Inflection edit

Declension of ahaz (type XIV/ammõz, ht-h gradation)
singular plural
nominative ahaz ahtad
genitive ahta ahtajõ, ahtai
partitive ahassõ ahtaitõ, ahtai
illative ahtasõ, ahta ahtaisõ
inessive ahtaz ahtaiz
elative ahtassõ ahtaissõ
allative ahtalõ ahtailõ
adessive ahtallõ ahtaillõ
ablative ahtaltõ ahtailtõ
translative ahtassi ahtaissi
*) 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) “ahaz”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn