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Pihkava

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old East Slavic Пьсковъ (Pĭskovŭ). Compare Finnish Pihkova and Estonian Pihkva.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Pihkava

  1. Pskov (a city in Pskov Oblast, Russia)
    • 1916, Volmari Porkka, “1685. Joenperä. 107, (11)”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[1], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 11-12:
      Pitkästä Pihkavan linnasta, // Lavvassaaren lappialta!
      From the far-away city of Pskov, // From the side of Moshchny!

Declension

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Declension of Pihkava (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Pihkava
genitive Pihkavan
partitive Pihkavaa
illative Pihkavaa
inessive Pihkavaas
elative Pihkavast
allative Pihkavalle
adessive Pihkavaal
ablative Pihkavalt
translative Pihkavaks
essive Pihkavanna, Pihkavaan
exessive1) Pihkavant
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.

Synonyms

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