Compare Estonian alus. Nominative of this word is the same as genitive of alli (“underside, foundation”). These words can be used as a compound – alīzalli (“foundation”), perhaps it is a reduplication of alli and alīz is its genitive that has been nominalized as a new lexical item.
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| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | alīz | alīzt |
| genitive (genitīv) | alīz | alīzt |
| partitive (partitīv) | alīzt | alīži |
| dative (datīv) | alīzõn | alīztõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | alīzõks | alīztõks |
| illative (illatīv) | alīzõ | alīžiz |
| inessive (inesīv) | alīzõs | alīžis |
| elative (elatīv) | alīzõst | alīžist |
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