masštaaba

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian масштаб (masštab).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑsʃtɑːbɑ/, [ˈmɑs̠ʃtɑb]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑsʃtɑːbɑ/, [ˈmɑʃʃtɑːb̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑsʃtɑːb, -ɑsʃtɑːbɑ
• Hyphenation: masš‧taa‧ba

Noun

masštaaba

1. scale (ratio of distances)
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 13:

     Sanal masştaaba on otettu uslovno merkitä peenentymistä.

     The word masştaaba was taken to tentatively mean the process of making something smaller.

Declension

Declension of masštaaba (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	masštaaba	masštaabat
genitive	masštaaban	masštaaboin
partitive	masštaabaa	masštaaboja
illative	masštaabaa	masštaaboihe
inessive	masštaabaas	masštaabois
elative	masštaabast	masštaaboist
allative	masštaaballe	masštaaboille
adessive	masštaabaal	masštaaboil
ablative	masštaabalt	masštaaboilt
translative	masštaabaks	masštaaboiks
essive	masštaabanna, masštaabaan	masštaaboinna, masštaaboin
exessive1)	masštaabant	masštaaboint
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.