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

References

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