vähepi
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Votic
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Estonian vähem.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]vähepi
Inflection
[edit]In the modern language, only the nominative and genitive singular forms tend to be used (like with vähä).
| Declension of vähepi (type VIII/parõpi, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vähepi | väheped |
| genitive | vähepä | vähepije, vähepii |
| partitive | vähepä | vähepiite, vähepii |
| illative | vähepäse, vähepä | vähepiise |
| inessive | vähepez | vähepiiz |
| elative | vähepesse | vähepiisse |
| allative | vähepele | vähepiile |
| adessive | vähepelle | vähepiille |
| ablative | vähepelte | vähepiilte |
| translative | vähepessi | vähepiissi |
| *) 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
[edit]- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “vähepi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn