põlvi

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See also: Polvi and polvi

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *polvi.

Pronunciation

Noun

põlvi

  1. knee

Inflection

Declension of põlvi (type VII/nimi, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative põlvi põlvõd
genitive põlvõ põlvijõ, põlvii
partitive põlvia põlviitõ, põlvii
illative põlvõsõ, põlvõ põlviisõ
inessive põlvõz põlviiz
elative põlvõssõ põlviissõ
allative põlvõlõ põlviilõ
adessive põlvõllõ põlviillõ
ablative põlvõltõ põlviiltõ
translative põlvõssi põlviissi
*) 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) “põlvi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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