Votic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *toohus. Cognates include Finnish tuohus and Ingrian toohus.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈtohuz/, [ˈtohuz̥]
  • Rhymes: -ohuz̥
  • Hyphenation: to‧huz

Noun edit

tohuz

  1. candle
    Synonym: tšüntteli

Declension edit

Declension of tohuz (type XI/jänez, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative tohuz tohusõd
genitive tohusõ tohussijõ, tohussii
partitive tohussõ tohussiitõ, tohussii
illative tohussõõsõ tohussiisõ
inessive tohusõz tohussiiz
elative tohusõssõ tohussiissõ
allative tohusõlõõ tohussiilõ
adessive tohusõllõ tohussiillõ
ablative tohusõltõ tohussiiltõ
translative tohusõssi tohussiissi
*) 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 edit

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