Votic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *matala.

Pronunciation

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  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈmɑtɑlɑ/, [ˈmɑtɑɫə̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtɑlɑ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧lõ

Adjective

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matalõ (comparative matalõpi, superlative kõikka matalõpi)

  1. low
  2. shallow

Inflection

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Declension of matalõ (type V/poikõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative matalõ matalõd
genitive matala matalijõ, matalii
partitive matala mataliitõ, matalii
illative matalasõ, matala mataliisõ
inessive matalõz mataliiz
elative matalõssõ mataliissõ
allative matalõlõ mataliilõ
adessive matalõllõ mataliillõ
ablative matalõltõ mataliiltõ
translative matalõssi mataliissi
*) 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) “matala”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn