alempain

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From the hypothetical *alemp +‎ -in, from the comparative of Proto-Finnic *ala.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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alempain

  1. below
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:
      Lukekaa alempain stiha.
      Read the poem below.

Declension

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Declension of alempain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative alempain alempaiset
genitive alempaisen alempaisiin
partitive alempaista, alempaist alempaisia
illative alempaisee alempaisii
inessive alempaisees alempaisiis
elative alempaisest alempaisist
allative alempaiselle alempaisille
adessive alempaiseel alempaisiil
ablative alempaiselt alempaisilt
translative alempaiseks alempaisiks
essive alempaisenna, alempaiseen alempaisinna, alempaisiin
exessive1) alempaisent alempaisint
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.
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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 11