vadakla

Latgalian

Etymology

From vad- (“to lead”) +‎ -akla, with a semantic shift "one to be taken (into the family)" > "daughter-in-law". Akin to Latvian vedekla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvadakla]
• Hyphenation: va‧dak‧la

Noun

vadakla f (diminutive vedekleņa)

1. daughter-in-law

Declension

Declension of vadakla (type 4 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	vadakla	vadaklys, vadaklas1)
genitive	vadaklys, vadaklas1)	vadaklu
dative	vadaklai	vadaklom
accusative	vadaklu	vadaklys, vadaklas1)
instrumental	vadaklu	vadaklom
locative	vadaklā	vadakluos
vocative	vadakla, vadakl	vadaklys, vadaklas1)

¹⁾ dialectal

Coordinate terms

• znūts (“son-in-law”)

References

• A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 11