vadʹdʹalain
Votic
Etymology
vadʹdʹa (“pile, stake”) + -lain. Derived from vadʹdʹõ (“pile, stake”), which is the symbol of the Votes.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvɑɟːɑːlɑin/, [ˈvɑɟːɑɫɑin]
- Rhymes: -ɑɟːɑːlɑin
- Hyphenation: vadʹ‧dʹa‧lain
Noun
vadʹdʹalain
- Vote, Votic person
Inflection
| Declension of vadʹdʹalain (type XII/sinin, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vadʹdʹalain | vadʹdʹalaizõd |
| genitive | vadʹdʹalaizõ | vadʹdʹalaizije, vadʹdʹalaizijõ, vadʹdʹalaizi |
| partitive | vadʹdʹalaissõ | vadʹdʹalaizitõ, vadʹdʹalaizi |
| illative | vadʹdʹalaizõ, vadʹdʹalaizõsõ | vadʹdʹalaizije, vadʹdʹalaizijõ, vadʹdʹalaizisõ |
| inessive | vadʹdʹalaizõz | vadʹdʹalaiziz |
| elative | vadʹdʹalaizõssõ | vadʹdʹalaizissõ |
| allative | vadʹdʹalaizõlõ | vadʹdʹalaizilõ |
| adessive | vadʹdʹalaizõllõ | vadʹdʹalaizillõ |
| ablative | vadʹdʹalaizõltõ | vadʹdʹalaiziltõ |
| translative | vadʹdʹalaizõssi | vadʹdʹalaizissi |
| *) 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) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn