eez

Votic

Alternative forms
  • eezä

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Finnish edessä, Ingrian ees, Estonian ees.

Pronunciation
  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈeːz/, [ˈeːz̥]
  • Rhymes: -eːz̥
  • Hyphenation: eez

Adverb

eez

  1. ahead, in front
  2. first, firstly
  3. before, once upon a time

Postposition

eez

  1. (genitive + ~) ahead (of), in front (of)

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