katõ

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See also: kato, Kato, katō, Katō, -kato, and -ka'to

Votic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kat'ëk. Related to Estonian kate, Finnish kate.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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katõ

  1. cover, coat
  2. cloak, veil
  3. bedspread, blanket
  4. carpet, rug

Inflection

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Declension of katõ (type XIV/terve, tt-t gradation)
singular plural
nominative katõ kattõd
genitive kattõ kattõjõ, kattõi
partitive katõttõ kattõitõ, kattõi
illative kattõsõ, kattõ kattõisõ
inessive kattõz kattõiz
elative kattõssõ kattõissõ
allative kattõlõ kattõilõ
adessive kattõllõ kattõillõ
ablative kattõltõ kattõiltõ
translative kattõssi kattõissi
*) 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

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