Votic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvohmɑ/, [ˈvohmə̠]
  • Rhymes: -ohmɑ
  • Hyphenation: voh‧mõ

Adjective

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vohmõ

  1. stupid, dumb, dull, foolish

Inflection

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Declension of vohmõ (type V/poikõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative vohmõ vohmõd
genitive vohma vohmijõ, vohmii
partitive vohma vohmiitõ, vohmii
illative vohmasõ, vohma vohmiisõ
inessive vohmõz vohmiiz
elative vohmõssõ vohmiissõ
allative vohmõlõ vohmiilõ
adessive vohmõllõ vohmiillõ
ablative vohmõltõ vohmiiltõ
translative vohmõssi vohmiissi
*) 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

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