vähepi

Votic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Estonian vähem.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈvæhepi/, [ˈvʲæhepʲi]
• Rhymes: -æhepi
• Hyphenation: vä‧he‧pi

Adjective

vähepi

1. less

Inflection

In the modern language, only the nominative and genitive singular forms tend to be used (like with vähä).

Declension of vähepi (type VIII/parõpi, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	vähepi	väheped
genitive	vähepä	vähepije, vähepii
partitive	vähepä	vähepiite, vähepii
illative	vähepäse, vähepä	vähepiise
inessive	vähepez	vähepiiz
elative	vähepesse	vähepiisse
allative	vähepele	vähepiile
adessive	vähepelle	vähepiille
ablative	vähepelte	vähepiilte
translative	vähepessi	vähepiissi
*) 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

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