eez

Votic

Alternative forms

• eezä

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Finnish edessä, Ingrian ees, Estonian ees.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈeːz/, [ˈeːz̥]
• Rhymes: -eːz̥
• Hyphenation: eez

Adverb

eez

1. ahead, in front
2. first, firstly
3. before, once upon a time

Postposition

eez

1. (genitive + ~) ahead (of), in front (of)

References

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