avvain

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Ingrian

Kaks avvainta.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic , equivalent to avata (to open) +‎ -in. Cognates include Finnish avain and Livvi avain.

Pronunciation

Noun

avvain

  1. key

Declension

Declension of avvain (type 15/syän, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative avvain avvaimet
genitive avvaimen avvaimiin
partitive avvainta, avvaint avvaimia
illative avvaimee avvaimii
inessive avvaimees avvaimiis
elative avvaimest avvaimist
allative avvaimelle avvaimille
adessive avvaimeel avvaimiil
ablative avvaimelt avvaimilt
translative avvaimeks avvaimiks
essive avvaimenna, avvaimeen avvaiminna, avvaimiin
exessive1) avvaiment avvaimint
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.

See also

References

  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “аввайнъ”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 691
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 24
  • Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 23