špeili

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Ingrian

Pronunciation

Noun

špeili

  1. Alternative form of speili
    • 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 25:
      Marakatti, ku itsiää șpeilist nähä voi,
      Hää hiljaa karhua kylkee löi.
      A guenon, that could look at itself through the mirror
      It quietly hung it up by the side of a bear.

Declension

Declension of špeili (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative špeili špeilit
genitive špeilin špeiliin, špeililöin
partitive špeiliä špeilijä, špeililöjä
illative špeilii špeilii, špeililöihe
inessive špeiliis špeiliis, špeililöis
elative špeilist špeiliist, špeililöist
allative špeilille špeiliille, špeililöille
adessive špeiliil špeiliil, špeililöil
ablative špeililt špeiliilt, špeililöilt
translative špeiliks špeiliiks, špeililöiks
essive špeilinnä, špeiliin špeiliinnä, špeililöinnä, špeiliin, špeililöin
exessive1) špeilint špeiliint, špeililöint
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.

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 63

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ingrian špeili.

Pronunciation

Noun

špeili

  1. mirror
    Synonym: varjo (dialectal)

Inflection

Declension of špeili (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative špeili špeilid
genitive špeili špeilije, špeilii
partitive špeiliä špeiliite, špeilii
illative špeilise, špeili špeiliise
inessive špeiliz špeiliiz
elative špeilisse špeiliisse
allative špeilile špeiliile
adessive špeilille špeiliille
ablative špeililte špeiliilte
translative špeilissi špeiliissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “špeili”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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