seemecka

Ingrian

Seemeckoja.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian семечко (semečko, “seed”).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈseːmet͡ʃkɑ/, [ˈs̠eːme̞t͡ʃk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈseːmet͡ʃkɑ/, [ˈʃe̝ːme̞t͡ʃkɑ]
• Rhymes: -eːmet͡ʃk, -eːmet͡ʃkɑ
• Hyphenation: see‧mec‧ka

Noun

seemecka

1. sunflower
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 79:

     Seemeckaal ono yks pääjuuri, kumpa laskoo haarat.

     The sunflower has one taproot, which branches out.

Declension

Declension of seemecka (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	seemecka	seemeckat
genitive	seemeckan	seemeckoin
partitive	seemeckaa	seemeckoja
illative	seemeckaa	seemeckoihe
inessive	seemeckaas	seemeckois
elative	seemeckast	seemeckoist
allative	seemeckalle	seemeckoille
adessive	seemeckaal	seemeckoil
ablative	seemeckalt	seemeckoilt
translative	seemeckaks	seemeckoiks
essive	seemeckanna, seemeckaan	seemeckoinna, seemeckoin
exessive1)	seemeckant	seemeckoint
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.

Derived terms

• seemeckaseemen

 

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 8