Votic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *jalka. Cognates include Estonian jalg and Ingrian jalka.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈjɑlkɑ/, [ˈʝɑɫkə̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlkɑ
  • Hyphenation: jal‧kõ

Noun edit

jalkõ

  1. foot, leg

Declension edit

Declension of jalkõ (type III/jalkõ, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative jalkõ jalgõd
genitive jalga jalkojõ, jalkoi
partitive jalka jalkoitõ, jalkoi
illative jalkasõ, jalka jalkoisõ
inessive jalgõz jalkoiz
elative jalgõssõ jalkoissõ
allative jalgõlõ jalkoilõ
adessive jalgõllõ jalkoillõ
ablative jalgõltõ jalkoiltõ
translative jalgõssi jalkoissi
*) 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 edit

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “jalkõ”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn, page 302