Votic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *vanhuc.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvɑnuz/, [ˈvɑnuz̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnuz̥
  • Hyphenation: va‧nuz

Noun edit

vanuz

  1. old age

Inflection edit

Declension of vanuz (type XV/kõrkuz, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative vanuz vannud
genitive vannu vannuijõ, vannui
partitive vanuttõ vannuitõ, vannui
illative vannusõ vannuisõ
inessive vannuz vannuiz
elative vannussõ vannuissõ
allative vannulõ vannuilõ
adessive vannullõ vannuillõ
ablative vannultõ vannuiltõ
translative vannussi vannuissi
*) 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) “vanuz”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn