vähepi
Votic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Estonian vähem.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvæhepi/, [ˈvæhepi]
- Rhymes: -æhepi
- Hyphenation: vä‧he‧pi
Adjective
vähepi
- less
Inflection
In the modern language, only the nominative and genitive singular forms tend to be used (like with vähä).
| Declension of vähepi (type VIII/parõpi, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vähepi | väheped |
| genitive | vähepä | vähepije, vähepi |
| partitive | vähepä | vähepitä, vähepi |
| illative | vähepä, vähepäse | vähepije, vähepise |
| inessive | vähepez | vähepiz |
| elative | vähepässe | vähepisse |
| allative | vähepälee | vähepilee |
| adessive | vähepälle | vähepille |
| ablative | vähepälte | vähepilte |
| translative | vähepässi | vähepissi |
| *) 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), “vähepi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn