näko

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Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *näko.

Pronunciation

Noun

näko

  1. face
  2. appearance

Inflection

Declension of näko (type III/jalkõ, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative näko nägod
genitive nägo näkojõ, näkoi
partitive näkkoa näkoitõ, näkoi
illative näkkosõ, näkko näkoisõ
inessive nägoz näkoiz
elative nägossõ näkoissõ
allative nägolõ näkoilõ
adessive nägollõ näkoillõ
ablative nägoltõ näkoiltõ
translative nägossi näkoissi
*) 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) “näko”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn