aluz
Votic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognates include Estonian alus and Finnish alus.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑluz/, [ˈɑɫuz̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑluz̥
- Hyphenation: a‧luz
Noun
aluz
- that which lies under something; platform, base, foundation, bottom, etc.
- sailboat, sailing ship
- lining, cushion, backing
Inflection
| Declension of aluz (type XI/jänez, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | aluz | alusõd |
| genitive | alusõ | alusije, alusijõ, alusi |
| partitive | alussõ | alusita, alusi |
| illative | alusesõ | alusije, alusijõ, alusisõ |
| inessive | alusõz | alusiz |
| elative | alusõssõ | alusissõ |
| allative | alusõlõõ | alusilõõ |
| adessive | alusõllõ | alusillõ |
| ablative | alusõltõ | alusiltõ |
| translative | alusõssi | alusissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “aluz”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn