laksu

Ingrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *laksu. Cognates include Finnish laakso (dialectal lakso) and Estonian laks.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlɑksu/, [ˈɫɑks̠ŭ̥]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlɑksu/, [ˈɫɑkʃu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑksu
  • Hyphenation: lak‧su

Noun

laksu

  1. glade (open space in the woods)

Declension

Declension of laksu (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative laksu laksut
genitive laksun laksuin, laksuloin
partitive laksua laksuja, laksuloja
illative laksuu laksui, laksuloihe
inessive laksuus laksuis, laksulois
elative laksust laksuist, laksuloist
allative laksulle laksuille, laksuloille
adessive laksuul laksuil, laksuloil
ablative laksult laksuilt, laksuloilt
translative laksuks laksuiks, laksuloiks
essive laksunna, laksuun laksuinna, laksuloinna, laksuin, laksuloin
exessive1) laksunt laksuint, laksuloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 246

Tsou

Noun

laksu

  1. azalea

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ingrian laksu.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈlɑksu/, [ˈɫɑksu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑksu
  • Hyphenation: lak‧su

Noun

laksu

  1. glade, clearing (open place in the forest)

Inflection

Declension of laksu (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative laksu laksud
genitive laksu laksujõ, laksui
partitive laksua laksuitõ, laksui
illative laksusõ, laksu laksuisõ
inessive laksuz laksuiz
elative laksussõ laksuissõ
allative laksulõ laksuilõ
adessive laksullõ laksuillõ
ablative laksultõ laksuiltõ
translative laksussi laksuissi
*) 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), “laksu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn