Votic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *tuima.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈtui̯mɑ/, [ˈtui̯mə̠]
  • Rhymes: -ui̯mɑ
  • Hyphenation: tui‧mõ

Adjective edit

tuimõ

  1. not salty, sweet, fresh
  2. numb
  3. firm

Inflection edit

Declension of tuimõ (type V/poikõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative tuimõ tuimõd
genitive tuima tuimijõ, tuimii
partitive tuima tuimiitõ, tuimii
illative tuimasõ, tuima tuimiisõ
inessive tuimõz tuimiiz
elative tuimõssõ tuimiissõ
allative tuimõlõ tuimiilõ
adessive tuimõllõ tuimiillõ
ablative tuimõltõ tuimiiltõ
translative tuimõssi tuimiissi
*) 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 edit

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