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tohuz

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Votic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *toohus. Cognates include Finnish tuohus and Ingrian toohus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tohuz

  1. candle
    Synonym: čüntteli

Declension

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Declension of tohuz (type XI/jänez, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative tohuz tohusõd
genitive tohusõ tohussijõ
partitive tohussõ tohussiit
illative tohussõsõ tohussiisõ
inessive tohusõz tohussiiz
elative tohusõss tohussiiss
allative tohusõllõ tohussiillõ
adessive tohusõll tohussiill
ablative tohusõlt tohussiilt
translative tohusõssi tohussiissi
*) 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.
For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects.

References

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  • Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “tohoz”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎[1], 2nd edition, Tallinn