kakskertain

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Ingrian

Etymology

From kaks (“two”) +‎ -kertain (“-fold”). Akin to Finnish kaksinkertainen.

Pronunciation

Adjective

kakskertain

  1. double, twofold
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
      Konsonantta ono prostoi, ja ono kakskertain. Kakskertaista konsonanttaa saotaa geminataks.
      A consonant be simple, and it be doubled. Doubled consonants are called geminates.

Declension

Declension of kakskertain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kakskertain kakskertaiset
genitive kakskertaisen kakskertaisiin
partitive kakskertaista, kakskertaist kakskertaisia
illative kakskertaisee kakskertaisii
inessive kakskertaisees kakskertaisiis
elative kakskertaisest kakskertaisist
allative kakskertaiselle kakskertaisille
adessive kakskertaiseel kakskertaisiil
ablative kakskertaiselt kakskertaisilt
translative kakskertaiseks kakskertaisiks
essive kakskertaisenna, kakskertaiseen kakskertaisinna, kakskertaisiin
exessive1) kakskertaisent kakskertaisint
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

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 126
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