leskinain
Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From leski (“widow”) + nain (“wife”). Akin to Finnish leskinainen.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈleskiˌnɑi̯ne/, [ˈlʲe̞s̠kĭˌnɑi̯n]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈleskiˌnɑi̯n/, [ˈle̞ʃkiˌnɑi̯n]
- Rhymes: -ɑi̯n
- Hyphenation: les‧ki‧nain
Noun
[edit]leskinain
- widow (wife whose husband passed away)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of leskinain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | leskinain | leskinaiset |
| genitive | leskinaisen | leskinaisiin |
| partitive | leskinaista, leskinaist | leskinaisia |
| illative | leskinaisee | leskinaisii |
| inessive | leskinaisees | leskinaisiis |
| elative | leskinaisest | leskinaisist |
| allative | leskinaiselle | leskinaisille |
| adessive | leskinaiseel | leskinaisiil |
| ablative | leskinaiselt | leskinaisilt |
| translative | leskinaiseks | leskinaisiks |
| essive | leskinaisenna, leskinaiseen | leskinaisinna, leskinaisiin |
| exessive1) | leskinaisent | leskinaisint |
| 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. | ||
Hypernyms
[edit]- leski (“widow; widower”)
References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 261