soomuz
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *soomus.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈsoːmuz/, [ˈsoːmuz̥]
- Rhymes: -oːmuz̥
- Hyphenation: soo‧muz
Noun
soomuz
- (usually in the plural) scale (on a fish)
Inflection
| Declension of soomuz (type XI/jänez, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | soomuz | soomusõd |
| genitive | soomusõ | soomussijõ, soomussii |
| partitive | soomussõ | soomussiitõ, soomussii |
| illative | soomussõsõ | soomussiisõ |
| inessive | soomusõz | soomussiiz |
| elative | soomusõssõ | soomussiissõ |
| allative | soomusõlõ | soomussiilõ |
| adessive | soomusõllõ | soomussiillõ |
| ablative | soomusõltõ | soomussiiltõ |
| translative | soomusõssi | soomussiissi |
| *) 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. | ||
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “soomuz”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn