aluz

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *alus. Cognates include Estonian alus and Finnish alus.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑluz/, [ˈɑɫuz̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑluz̥
  • Hyphenation: a‧luz

Noun

aluz

  1. that which lies under something; platform, base, foundation, bottom, etc.
  2. sailboat, sailing ship
  3. lining, cushion, backing

Inflection

Declension of aluz (type XI/jänez, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative aluz alusõd
genitive alusõ alussijõ, alussii
partitive alussõ alussiitõ, alussii
illative alussõsõ alussiisõ
inessive alusõz alussiiz
elative alusõssõ alussiissõ
allative alusõlõ alussiilõ
adessive alusõllõ alussiillõ
ablative alusõltõ alussiiltõ
translative alusõssi alussiissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

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