Votic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *jooksu. Equivalent to joossõ +‎ -u. Cognate with Estonian jooks.

Pronunciation

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  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈjohsu/, [ˈʝohsu]
  • Rhymes: -ohsu
  • Hyphenation: joh‧su

Noun

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johsu

  1. run

Inflection

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Declension of johsu (type II/võrkko, s-z gradation)
singular plural
nominative johsu johzud
genitive johzu johsujõ, johsui
partitive johsua johsuitõ, johsui
illative johsusõ, johsu johsuisõ
inessive johzuz johsuiz
elative johzussõ johsuissõ
allative johzulõ johsuilõ
adessive johzullõ johsuillõ
ablative johzultõ johsuiltõ
translative johzussi johsuissi
*) 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

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  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “johsu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn