ženiha
Votic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Russian жених (ženix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ʒeˈnixɑ/, [ʒeˈnʲixɑ], /ˈʒenixɑ/, [ˈʒenʲixə̠], /ˈʒenihɑ/, [ˈʒenʲihə̠]
- Rhymes: -ixɑ, -enixɑ, -enihɑ
Noun
[edit]ženiha
Inflection
[edit]| Declension of ženiha (type III/jalkõ, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ženiha | ženihad |
| genitive | ženiha | ženihojõ, ženihoi |
| partitive | ženihaa | ženihoitõ, ženihoi |
| illative | ženihaasõ, ženihaa | ženihoisõ |
| inessive | ženihaz | ženihoiz |
| elative | ženihassõ | ženihoissõ |
| allative | ženihalõ | ženihoilõ |
| adessive | ženihallõ | ženihoillõ |
| ablative | ženihaltõ | ženihoiltõ |
| translative | ženihassi | ženihoissi |
| *) 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
[edit]- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “ženiha”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn