alassin
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Ingrian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *alaictik. Cognates include Finnish alasti and Estonian alasti.
The final -n is irregular and was formed analogically to pairs like vassen-vasse.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑsːin/, [ˈɑɫɑs̠ːĭn]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑsːin/, [ˈɑɫɑʃːin]
- (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑsːin/, [ˈɑɫɑʃːin]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑsːin
- Hyphenation: a‧las‧sin
Adverb
[edit]alassin
- naked, in the nude
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 77:
- Rappaamma hian yllää, jätämmä käen alassin.
- We will put the sleeve up, we'll leave the arm naked.
See also
[edit]- paljas (“naked”, adjective)
References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 11
- Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 19