honkõ

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ingrian honka.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈhoŋkɑ/, [ˈhoŋkə̠]
  • Rhymes: -oŋkɑ
  • Hyphenation: hon‧kõ

Noun

honkõ

  1. large, straight pine

Inflection

Declension of honkõ (type V/poikõ, nk-ng gradation)
singular plural
nominative honkõ hongõd
genitive honga honkijõ, honkii
partitive honka honkiitõ, honkii
illative honkasõ, honka honkiisõ
inessive hongõz honkiiz
elative hongõssõ honkiissõ
allative hongõlõ honkiilõ
adessive hongõllõ honkiillõ
ablative hongõltõ honkiiltõ
translative hongõssi honkiissi
*) 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

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