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ristiža

language: Veps

part of speech: Noun

pronunciation: rist΄iža (Central Eastern Veps, Central Western Veps, Northern Veps)


1 meaning

  • Russian: крестный
  • English: god-parent
concept: godfather

translation

Livvi: ristintuatto; ristitaatto; ristitiatto; ristižä

Ludian: ristiža; rištata; rištuoi; riščiža

Karelian Proper: ristiatto; ristitaatto; ristitoatto; ristitootto; ristituatto; ris’toatto; ris’tuatto; rištižä; riščituatto

dialects of usage: Central Eastern Veps, Central Western Veps, Northern Veps

Examples (4)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Ristimamad pandud da ristižad pandud. (Miččed oma tobjembad praznikad?)
2. Ümbri kupeliš käveltas ristimam da ristiž lapsenke. (Miččed oma tobjembad praznikad?)
3. Ristimamaks da ristižaks hiimod ottas, velled da sizared. (Miččed oma tobjembad praznikad?)
4. Ristiž ottab da.
Крестный отец берет. (Noriden besedad, kozičend, sai)

All examples

wordforms (46)

ristiž|a (-an, -ad, -oid)

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