First attested in 1896. Borrowed from German Wurstelprater. Suffixed with -i to resolve the word-final consonant cluster, compare cetli from Bavarian zettl or German Zettel (/ˈt͡sɛtl̩/) etc.[1]
vurstli (plural vurstlik)
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vurstli | vurstlik |
| accusative | vurstlit | vurstlikat |
| dative | vurstlinak | vurstliknak |
| instrumental | vurstlival | vurstlikkal |
| causal-final | vurstliért | vurstlikért |
| translative | vurstlivá | vurstlikká |
| terminative | vurstliig | vurstlikig |
| essive-formal | vurstliként | vurstlikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | vurstliban | vurstlikban |
| superessive | vurstlin | vurstlikon |
| adessive | vurstlinál | vurstliknál |
| illative | vurstliba | vurstlikba |
| sublative | vurstlira | vurstlikra |
| allative | vurstlihoz | vurstlikhoz |
| elative | vurstliból | vurstlikból |
| delative | vurstliról | vurstlikról |
| ablative | vurstlitól | vurstliktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
vurstlié | vurstliké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
vurstliéi | vurstlikéi |
| Possessive forms of vurstli | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | vurstlim | vurstlijaim (or vurstliim) |
| 2nd person sing. | vurstlid | vurstlijaid (or vurstliid) |
| 3rd person sing. | vurstlija | vurstlijai (or vurstlii) |
| 1st person plural | vurstlink | vurstlijaink (or vurstliink) |
| 2nd person plural | vurstlitok | vurstlijaitok (or vurstliitok) |
| 3rd person plural | vurstlijuk | vurstlijaik (or vurstliik) |