entin

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Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *entinen.

Pronunciation

Adjective

entin

  1. former, erstwhile

Inflection

Declension of entin (type XII/sinin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative entin entized
genitive entize entisiije, entisii
partitive entisse entisiite, entisii
illative entise, entisese entisiise
inessive entizez entisiiz
elative entizesse entisiisse
allative entizele entisiile
adessive entizelle entisiille
ablative entizelte entisiilte
translative entizessi entisiissi
*) 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

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “entine”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn