kajagõ

Votic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Estonian kajakas.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑjɑɡɑ/, [ˈkɑʝɑɡə̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑɡɑ
• Hyphenation: ka‧ja‧gõ

Noun

kajagõ

1. seagull

Inflection

Declension of kajagõ (type V/poikõ, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kajagõ	kajagõd
genitive	kajaga	kajagijõ, kajagii
partitive	kajaga	kajagiitõ, kajagii
illative	kajagasõ, kajaga	kajagiisõ
inessive	kajagõz	kajagiiz
elative	kajagõssõ	kajagiissõ
allative	kajagõlõ	kajagiilõ
adessive	kajagõllõ	kajagiillõ
ablative	kajagõltõ	kajagiiltõ
translative	kajagõssi	kajagiissi
*) 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

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