nurkkõ

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Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nurkka.

Pronunciation

Noun

nurkkõ

  1. (inside) corner (such as in a room)
  2. cape, headland; a small peninsula or the tip of a peninsula
    Synonym: nukkõ

Inflection

Declension of nurkkõ (type V/poikõ, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative nurkkõ nurkõd
genitive nurka nurkkijõ, nurkkii
partitive nurkka nurkkiitõ, nurkkii
illative nurkkasõ, nurkka nurkkiisõ
inessive nurkõz nurkkiiz
elative nurkõssõ nurkkiissõ
allative nurkõlõ nurkkiilõ
adessive nurkõllõ nurkkiillõ
ablative nurkõltõ nurkkiiltõ
translative nurkõssi nurkkiissi
*) 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) “nurkka”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn