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ristitoatto

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Noun

phonetic variants: ristituatto (New written Tver, Yushkozero, Kestenga, Knyazhaya, Myandyselga, Reboly, Tunguda, Uhta, Voknavolok); ristitaatto (Rugozero); ristitootto (Padany); riščituatto (Myandyselga); ris’tuatto (Tikhvin, Dyorzha, Tolmachi); ristiatto (Vesyegonsk); ris’toatto (Valdai)


1 meaning

  • Russian: крестный отец
concept: godfather

translation

Veps: kristitat; ristiža

Livvi: ristintuatto; ristitaatto; ristitiatto; ristižä

Ludian: ristiža; rištata; rištuoi; riščiža

dialects of usage: Padany

Examples (1)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Jos sattu ninkun keltä ristitoatto eli ristimoamo kuolomah tahikka mäni loitommaksi jotta ei voitu kantoa ristileipie, nin ketä himotti siitä ristitoatoksi niin se siitä ristitoatoksi tahi ristimoamoksi nossettih.
Если у кого-нибудь умирал крёстный или крёстная, или уезжал подальше, что не могли туда отнести хлебцы с крестом, то крёстным или крёстной называли того, кого хотели. (Kun lähettih ristileipie kantamah)

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