Votic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈlui̯skɑ/, [ˈɫui̯skə̠]
  • Rhymes: -ui̯skɑ
  • Hyphenation: luis‧kõ

Noun

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luiskõ

  1. whetstone

Inflection

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Declension of luiskõ (type V/poikõ, sk-zg gradation)
singular plural
nominative luiskõ luizgõd
genitive luizga luiskijõ, luiskii
partitive luiska luiskiitõ, luiskii
illative luiskasõ, luiska luiskiisõ
inessive luizgõz luiskiiz
elative luizgõssõ luiskiissõ
allative luizgõlõ luiskiilõ
adessive luizgõllõ luiskiillõ
ablative luizgõltõ luiskiiltõ
translative luizgõssi luiskiissi
*) 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) “luiska”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn