From Proto-Uralic *wäŋew. Cognates include Finnish vävy. (Probably not related to vőlegény (“fiancé, bridegroom”).)
vő (plural vők)
Its possessive forms veje etc. were coined by the analogy of fő–feje and nő–neje, while the original possessive was regular.
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front rounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vő | vők |
| accusative | vőt | vőket |
| dative | vőnek | vőknek |
| instrumental | vővel | vőkkel |
| causal-final | vőért | vőkért |
| translative | vővé | vőkké |
| terminative | vőig | vőkig |
| essive-formal | vőként | vőkként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | vőben | vőkben |
| superessive | vőn | vőkön |
| adessive | vőnél | vőknél |
| illative | vőbe | vőkbe |
| sublative | vőre | vőkre |
| allative | vőhöz | vőkhöz |
| elative | vőből | vőkből |
| delative | vőről | vőkről |
| ablative | vőtől | vőktől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
vőé | vőké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
vőéi | vőkéi |
| Possessive forms of vő | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | vejem | vejeim |
| 2nd person sing. | vejed | vejeid |
| 3rd person sing. | veje | vejei |
| 1st person plural | vejünk | vejeink |
| 2nd person plural | vejetek | vejeitek |
| 3rd person plural | vejük | vejeik |
or (today less commonly)
| Possessive forms of vő | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | vőm | vőim |
| 2nd person sing. | vőd | vőid |
| 3rd person sing. | vője | vői |
| 1st person plural | vőnk | vőink |
| 2nd person plural | vőtök | vőitek |
| 3rd person plural | vőjük | vőik |