Votic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *makjas.

Pronunciation

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  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɡjɑz/, [ˈmɑɡʝə̠z̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑɡjɑz̥
  • Hyphenation: mag‧jõz

Adjective

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magjõz

  1. sweet-toothed, greedy

Inflection

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Declension of magjõz (type XIV/ammõz, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative magjõz magjad
genitive magja magjajõ, magjai
partitive magjõssõ magjaitõ, magjai
illative magjasõ, magja magjaisõ
inessive magjaz magjaiz
elative magjassõ magjaissõ
allative magjalõ magjailõ
adessive magjallõ magjaillõ
ablative magjaltõ magjailtõ
translative magjassi magjaissi
*) 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) “magjaz”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn