kalliz

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Votic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *kallis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkɑlːiz/, [ˈkɑlːiz̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlːiz̥
  • Hyphenation: kal‧liz

Adjective[edit]

kalliz

  1. dear, precious
  2. expensive
  3. beloved

Inflection[edit]

Declension of kalliz (type XIV/ammõz, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kalliz kallid
genitive kalli kallijõ, kallii
partitive kallissõ kalliitõ, kallii
illative kallisõ, kalli kalliisõ
inessive kalliz kalliiz
elative kallissõ kalliissõ
allative kallilõ kalliilõ
adessive kallillõ kalliillõ
ablative kalliltõ kalliiltõ
translative kallissi kalliissi
*) 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) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn