Votic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian ус (us).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈuːsɤd/, [ˈuːsɤd̥]
  • Rhymes: -uːsɤd̥
  • Hyphenation: uu‧sõd

Noun edit

uusõd

  1. moustache

Inflection edit

Declension of uusõd (type V/poikõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative uusõd
genitive uusijõ, uusii
partitive uusiitõ, uusii
illative uusiisõ
inessive uusiiz
elative uusiissõ
allative uusiilõ
adessive uusiillõ
ablative uusiiltõ
translative uusiissi
*) 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) “uussa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn