žaabrat

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian жабры (žabry).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɑːbrɑt/, [ˈʒɑːbrəd]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɑːbrɑt/, [ˈʃɑːb̥rɑd̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑːbrɑt
• Hyphenation: žaab‧rat

Noun

žaabrat (plural only)

1. gills
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 29:

     Ƶaabrat kalal ovat henkäämisen organat.

     The gills on a fish are breathing organs.

Declension

Declension of žaabrat (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	—	žaabrat
genitive	—	žaabroin
partitive	—	žaabroja
illative	—	žaabroi
inessive	—	žaabrois
elative	—	žaabroist
allative	—	žaabroille
adessive	—	žaabroil
ablative	—	žaabroilt
translative	—	žaabroiks
essive	—	žaabroinna, žaabroin
exessive1)	—	žaabroint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

See also

• sokka (“gill”)