vadakla

Latgalian

Etymology

From vad- (“to lead”) +‎ -akla, with a semantic shift "one to be taken (into the family)" > "daughter-in-law". Akin to Latvian vedekla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvadakla]
• Hyphenation: va‧dak‧la

Noun

vadakla f (diminutive vedekleņa)

1. daughter-in-law

Declension

Declension of vadakla (type 4 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	vadakla	vadaklys, vadaklas1)
genitive	vadaklys, vadaklas1)	vadaklu
dative	vadaklai	vadaklom
accusative	vadaklu	vadaklys, vadaklas1)
instrumental	vadaklu	vadaklom
locative	vadaklā	vadakluos
vocative	vadakla, vadakl	vadaklys, vadaklas1)
1) dialectal

Coordinate terms

• znūts (“son-in-law”)

References

• A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 11