põvvi

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Votic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *povi.

Pronunciation

Noun

põvvi

  1. bosom

Inflection

Declension of põvvi (type VII/nimi, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative põvvi põvvõd
genitive põvvõ põvvijõ, põvvii
partitive põvvia põvviitõ, põvvii
illative põvvõsõ, põvvõ põvviisõ
inessive põvvõz põvviiz
elative põvvõssõ põvviissõ
allative põvvõlõ põvviilõ
adessive põvvõllõ põvviillõ
ablative põvvõltõ põvviiltõ
translative põvvõssi põvviissi
*) 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) “põvvi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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