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likemmälle

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Ingrian

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Spatial inflection of likemmälle
↗︎○ allative likemmälle
adessive likemmääl
○↘︎ ablative likemmält

Etymology

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Formed as the allative of the comparative of liki (close).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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likemmälle

  1. (of motion) closer
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10:
      Etti saavva syyvvä talvikylmääl, linnut aine likemmälle ja likemmälle mättiijäät meijen kottiin looks.
      In order to be able to eat in the winter cold, birds always drift closer and closer to our houses.

References

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  • N. A. Dyachkov (2021) Русско-Ижорский разговорник [Russian-Ingrian phrasebook]‎[1], page 16