kauniz

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaunis (“beautiful”), from Proto-Germanic *skauniz. The shift from "beautiful" to "red" was probably influenced by a tendency in Old East Slavic which dominated in the region, as it is seen in Russian красный (krasnyj).

Pronunciation
  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯niz/, [ˈkɑu̯nʲiz̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯niz̥
  • Hyphenation: kau‧niz

Adjective

kauniz

  1. red

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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