sormin
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Finnish
[edit]Noun
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Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Instructive plural of sormi (“finger”). Akin to Finnish sormin.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsormin/, [ˈs̠o̞rmĭn]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsormin/, [ˈʃo̞rmin]
- Rhymes: -ormin
- Hyphenation: sor‧min
Adverb
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- (folk poetic) using one's fingers
- 1915, Volmari Porkka, quoting Oute Loasta, “1153. Soikkola, Tarinaisi, III14”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[1], volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 7-8:
- Käsin tietä etsittii, // Käsin tietä, sormin maata.
- By hand they searched the way, // The way by hand, the land by finger.
Veps
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