Votic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *cüvüc.

Pronunciation

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  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈsyvyːz/, [ˈsʲyvːyz̥]
  • Rhymes: -yvyːz̥
  • Hyphenation: süv‧vüz

Noun

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süvvüz

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Inflection

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Declension of süvvüz (type XV/kõrkuz, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative süvvüz süvvüd
genitive süvvü süvvüije, süvvüi
partitive süvvütte süvvüite, süvvüi
illative süvvüse süvvüise
inessive süvvüz süvvüiz
elative süvvüsse süvvüisse
allative süvvüle süvvüile
adessive süvvülle süvvüille
ablative süvvülte süvvüilte
translative süvvüssi süvvüissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to 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) “süvüüz”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn