Votic edit

Etymology edit

An irregular frequentative derivation of Proto-Finnic *soodak, akin to Estonian soovima.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈsoːviɑ̯/, [ˈsoːvʲiɑ̯]
  • Rhymes: -oːviɑ̯
  • Hyphenation: soo‧via

Verb edit

soovia

  1. (transitive, usually atelic) to want, wish
  2. (transitive, usually atelic) to predict, foretell, prophesy

Inflection edit

Conjugation of soovia (type II-1/kuttsua, no gradation)
Indicative
Present Perfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular soovin en soovi 1st singular õõn soovinnu en õõ soovinnu
2nd singular soovid ed soovi 2nd singular õõd soovinnu ed õõ soovinnu
3rd singular soovib eb soovi 3rd singular on soovinnu eb õõ soovinnu
1st plural soovimmõ emmä soovi 1st plural öõmmõ soovinnu emmä õõ soovinnu
2nd plural soovittõ että soovi 2nd plural õõttõ soovinnu että õõ soovinnu
3rd plural soovita eväd soovi 3rd plural õlla soovittu eväd õõ soovittu
impersonal soovita eväd soovi impersonal õlla soovittu eväd õõ soovittu
Imperfect Pluperfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular soovizin en soovinnu 1st singular õlin soovinnu
2nd singular soovizid ed soovinnu 2nd singular õlid soovinnu
3rd singular soovi eb soovinnu 3rd singular õli soovinnu
1st plural soovizimmõ emmä soovinnu 1st plural õlimmõ soovinnu
2nd plural soovizittõ että soovinnu 2nd plural õlittõ soovinnu
3rd plural soovitti eväd soovittu 3rd plural õlti soovittu
impersonal soovitti eväd soovittu impersonal õlti soovittu
Conditional
Present Perfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular soovizin en soovizʹ 1st singular õllõizin soovinnu en õllõizʹ soovinnu
2nd singular soovizid ed soovizʹ 2nd singular õllõizid soovinnu ed õllõizʹ soovinnu
3rd singular soovizʹ eb soovizʹ 3rd singular õllõizʹ soovinnu eb õllõizʹ soovinnu
1st plural soovizimmõ emmä soovizʹ 1st plural õllõizimmõ soovinnu emmä õllõizʹ soovinnu
2nd plural soovizittõ että soovizʹ 2nd plural õllõizittõ soovinnu että õllõizʹ soovinnu
3rd plural soovittaizʹ eväd soovittaizʹ 3rd plural õltaizʹ soovittu eväd õltaizʹ soovittu
impersonal soovittaizʹ eväd soovittaizʹ impersonal õltaizʹ soovittu eväd õltaizʹ soovittu
Imperative
Present
positive negative
1st singular
2nd singular soovi elä soovi
3rd singular soovigo elko soovigo
1st plural
2nd plural sooviga elka sooviga
3rd plural soovigod
impersonal
Nominal forms
Infinitives Participles
active passive
1st soovia present soovijõ1)
2nd illative soovima past soovinnu soovittu
inessive soovimõz 1) also used as the agent noun
elative soovimassõ
abessive soovimattõ

These irregular forms are sometimes used:

Conjugation of soovia (type I/savvõ, no gradation)
Indicative
Present Perfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular soon 1st singular
2nd singular sood 2nd singular
3rd singular soob 3rd singular
1st plural soommõ 1st plural
2nd plural soottõ 2nd plural
3rd plural soovvõ 3rd plural
impersonal soovvõ impersonal
Imperfect Pluperfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular 1st singular
2nd singular 2nd singular
3rd singular 3rd singular
1st plural 1st plural
2nd plural 2nd plural
3rd plural 3rd plural
impersonal impersonal
Conditional
Present Perfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular 1st singular
2nd singular 2nd singular
3rd singular 3rd singular
1st plural 1st plural
2nd plural 2nd plural
3rd plural 3rd plural
impersonal impersonal
Imperative
Present
positive negative
1st singular
2nd singular
3rd singular
1st plural
2nd plural
3rd plural
impersonal
Nominal forms
Infinitives Participles
active passive
1st present
2nd illative past
inessive
elative
abessive

References edit

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “soovia”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn