matalõ

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matala.

Pronunciation
  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈmɑtɑlɑ/, [ˈmɑtɑɫə̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtɑlɑ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧lõ

Adjective

matalõ (comparative matalõpi, superlative kõikka matalõpi)

  1. low
  2. shallow

Inflection
Declension of matalõ (type V/poikõ, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative matalõ matalõd
genitive matala matalijõ, matalii
partitive matala mataliitõ, matalii
illative matalaasõ, matala mataliisõ
inessive matalõz mataliiz
elative matalassõ mataliissõ
allative matalalõõ mataliilõ
adessive matalallõ mataliillõ
ablative matalaltõ mataliiltõ
translative matalassi mataliissi
*) 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
  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “matala”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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