seestara

Ingrian

Seestara.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sëstar. Cognates include Finnish siestar and Estonian sõstar.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈseːstɑrɑ/, [ˈs̠eːs̠tər]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈseːstɑrɑ/, [ˈʃe̝ːʃtɑrɑ]
• Rhymes: -eːstɑr, -eːstɑrɑ
• Hyphenation: sees‧ta‧ra

Noun

seestara

1. currant

Usage notes

• By default, the red currant is meant. When having to specify, the terms musta seestara and punain seestara are used.

Declension

Declension of seestara (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	seestara	seestarat
genitive	seestaran	seestaroin
partitive	seestaraa	seestaroja
illative	seestaraa	seestaroihe
inessive	seestaraas	seestarois
elative	seestarast	seestaroist
allative	seestaralle	seestaroille
adessive	seestaraal	seestaroil
ablative	seestaralt	seestaroilt
translative	seestaraks	seestaroiks
essive	seestaranna, seestaraan	seestaroinna, seestaroin
exessive1)	seestarant	seestaroint
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

• (diminutive) seestarain

• musta seestara
• punain seestara
• seestaramarja

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 522