altõ

Votic

Etymology

From the ablative singular of Proto-Finnic *ala. Cognate with Estonian alt and Finnish alta.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈɑltɑ/, [ˈɑɫtə̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
• Hyphenation: al‧tõ

Preposition

altõ (~ + genitive)

1. (from) under, beneath

Postposition

altõ (genitive + ~)

1. (from) under, beneath

References

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