Votic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *nëtra.

Pronunciation

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  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈnɤdrɑ/, [ˈnɤdrə̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɤdrɑ
  • Hyphenation: nõd‧rõ

Adjective

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nõdrõ

  1. weak, frail
  2. flexible
  3. watery, thin

Inflection

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Declension of nõdrõ (type V/poikõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative nõdrõ nõdrõd
genitive nõdra nõdrijõ, nõdrii
partitive nõdra nõdriitõ, nõdrii
illative nõdrasõ, nõdra nõdriisõ
inessive nõdrõz nõdriiz
elative nõdrõssõ nõdriissõ
allative nõdrõlõ nõdriilõ
adessive nõdrõllõ nõdriillõ
ablative nõdrõltõ nõdriiltõ
translative nõdrõssi nõdriissi
*) 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) “nõdra”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn