begemootta

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Ingrian

Kaks begemoottaa.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бегемот (begemot).

Pronunciation

Noun

begemootta

  1. hippopotamus
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 85:
      Begemootta — suur elokas. Ellää suuriis Afrikan jos i järviis.
      The hippo is a large animal. It lives in the big rivers and lakes of Africa.

Declension

Declension of begemootta (type 3/kana, tt-t gradation)
singular plural
nominative begemootta begemootat
genitive begemootan begemoottoin
partitive begemoottaa begemoottoja
illative begemoottaa begemoottoi
inessive begemootaas begemootois
elative begemootast begemootoist
allative begemootalle begemootoille
adessive begemootaal begemootoil
ablative begemootalt begemootoilt
translative begemootaks begemootoiks
essive begemoottanna, begemoottaan begemoottoinna, begemoottoin
exessive1) begemoottant begemoottoint
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.