Votic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian мама (mama).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːmɑ/, [ˈmɑːmə̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːmɑ
  • Hyphenation: maa‧mõ

Noun edit

maamõ

  1. mother, mom

Inflection edit

Declension of maamõ (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative maamõ maamõd
genitive maama maamojõ, maamoi
partitive maama maamoitõ, maamoi
illative maamasõ, maama maamoisõ
inessive maamõz maamoiz
elative maamõssõ maamoissõ
allative maamõlõ maamoilõ
adessive maamõllõ maamoillõ
ablative maamõltõ maamoiltõ
translative maamõssi maamoissi
*) 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) “maama”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn