paraz
Votic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *paras (“suitable, fitting”). The sense "best" is probably by influence from Ingrian or Finnish.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]paraz
Inflection
[edit]| Declension of paraz (type XIV/ammõz, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | paraz | parrad |
| genitive | parra | parrajõ, parrai |
| partitive | parassõ | parraitõ, parrai |
| illative | parrasõ, parra | parraisõ |
| inessive | parraz | parraiz |
| elative | parrassõ | parraissõ |
| allative | parralõ | parrailõ |
| adessive | parrallõ | parraillõ |
| ablative | parraltõ | parrailtõ |
| translative | parrassi | parraissi |
| *) 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) “paraz”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn