vežži

Livonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveˀʒːi/, [ˈveˀĭ̯ʒːi]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *vecinen, equivalent to ve’ž (water) +‎ -i.

Adjective

ve’žži (comparative (ve’l) jo ve’žži, superlative amā ve’žži)

  1. wet, watery
Declension
Declension of ve’žži (193)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) ve’žži ve’žžizt
genitive (genitīv) vežīz ve’žžizt
partitive (partitīv) vežīzt vežīži
dative (datīv) vežīzõn ve’žžiztõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) vežīzõks ve’žžiztõks
illative (illatīv) vežīzõ vežīžiz
inessive (inesīv) vežīzõs vežīžis
elative (elatīv) vežīzõst vežīžist

References

  • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “ve’žži”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

Etymology 2

Noun

ve’žži

  1. partitive plural of ve’ž