rootsi

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Estonian

Etymology

See Rootsi.

Adjective

rootsi (indeclinable)

  1. Swedish

Declension

Indeclinable.

Ingrian

Rootsin kirkko.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *roocci (Swede). Cognates include Finnish ruotsi and Estonian rootsi.

Pronunciation

Noun

rootsi

  1. Lutheran
  2. (in compounds) Swede

Declension

Declension of rootsi (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative rootsi rootsit
genitive rootsin rootsiin, rootsiloin
partitive rootsia rootsija, rootsiloja
illative rootsii rootsii, rootsiloihe
inessive rootsiis rootsiis, rootsilois
elative rootsist rootsiist, rootsiloist
allative rootsille rootsiille, rootsiloille
adessive rootsiil rootsiil, rootsiloil
ablative rootsilt rootsiilt, rootsiloilt
translative rootsiks rootsiiks, rootsiloiks
essive rootsinna, rootsiin rootsiinna, rootsiloinna, rootsiin, rootsiloin
exessive1) rootsint rootsiint, rootsiloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 489

Votic

Etymology

From the genitive singular of roottsi.

Pronunciation

Adjective

rootsi

  1. (not inflected) Swedish

Noun

rootsi

  1. genitive singular of roottsi

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “rootsi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn