kauniz
Votic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *kaunis (“beautiful”), from Proto-Germanic *skauniz. The shift from "beautiful" to "red" was probably influenced by a tendency in Old East Slavic which dominated in the region, as it is seen in Russian красный (krasnyj).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]kauniz
Inflection
[edit]| Declension of kauniz (type XIV/ammõz, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kauniz | kaunid |
| genitive | kauni | kaunijõ, kaunii |
| partitive | kaunissõ | kauniitõ, kaunii |
| illative | kaunisõ, kauni | kauniisõ |
| inessive | kauniz | kauniiz |
| elative | kaunissõ | kauniissõ |
| allative | kaunilõ | kauniilõ |
| adessive | kaunillõ | kauniillõ |
| ablative | kauniltõ | kauniiltõ |
| translative | kaunissi | kauniissi |
| *) 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) “kauniz”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn