Votic edit

Votic numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: kahs
    Ordinal: tõin

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *kakci.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkɑhs/, [ˈkɑhs], /ˈkɑhz/, [ˈkɑhz̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhs, -ɑhz̥
  • Hyphenation: kahs

Numeral edit

kahs

  1. two

Inflection edit

Declension of kahs (type X/tuli, t- gradation)
singular plural
nominative kahs, kahsi kahõd
genitive kahõ kahsijõ, kahsii
partitive kahtõ kahsiitõ, kahsii
illative kahtõ, kahtõsõ kahsiisõ
inessive kahõz kahsiiz
elative kahõssõ kahsiissõ
allative kahõlõ kahsiilõ
adessive kahõllõ kahsiillõ
ablative kahõltõ kahsiiltõ
translative kahõssi kahsiissi
*) 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) “kahsi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn