mõla
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mola"
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *mëla, of Finno-Permic origin.[1] Cognates include Votic mõla (“paddle, oar”), Finnish mela (“paddle”), Livvi mela (“paddle, oar”), Karelian mela,[2] Ludian mela (“oar”), Veps mela (“oar”), Northern Sami mealli (“oar”), Erzya миле (miľe, “oar, paddle”), Moksha миле (miľe, “oar, paddle”), (mǝľä), Komi-Zyrian маль (maľ, “oar”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mõla (genitive mõla, partitive mõla)
Declension
| Declension of mõla (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | mõla | mõlad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | mõla | ||
| genitive | mõlade | ||
| partitive | mõla | mõlasid | |
| illative | mõlla mõlasse |
mõladesse | |
| inessive | mõlas | mõlades | |
| elative | mõlast | mõladest | |
| allative | mõlale | mõladele | |
| adessive | mõlal | mõladel | |
| ablative | mõlalt | mõladelt | |
| translative | mõlaks | mõladeks | |
| terminative | mõlani | mõladeni | |
| essive | mõlana | mõladena | |
| abessive | mõlata | mõladeta | |
| comitative | mõlaga | mõladega | |
References
- ^ “mõla”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *mëla.
Pronunciation
Noun
mõla
Inflection
| Declension of mõla (type III/jalkõ, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | mõla | mõlad |
| genitive | mõla | mõlojõ, mõloi |
| partitive | mõlla | mõloitõ, mõloi |
| illative | mõllasõ, mõlla | mõloisõ |
| inessive | mõlaz | mõloiz |
| elative | mõlassõ | mõloissõ |
| allative | mõlalõ | mõloilõ |
| adessive | mõlallõ | mõloillõ |
| ablative | mõlaltõ | mõloiltõ |
| translative | mõlassi | mõloissi |
| *) 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) “mõla”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn