keskeel

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Ingrian

Spatial inflection of keskeel
↗︎○ allative keskelle
adessive keskeel
○↘︎ ablative keskelt

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *keski-. Akin to Finnish keskellä.

Pronunciation

Adverb

keskeel

  1. (of location) in between; in the middle
    • 1937, N. S. Popova, translated by A. Kolesova, Arifmetikan oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (I. osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
      Kaks kruggaa yllääl, kaks kruggaa allaal, yks kruga keskeel.
      Two circles above, two circles below, one circle in between.

Preposition

keskeel (+ partitive)

  1. (of location) in the middle of
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
      j ono i pehmitösmerkkinnä ennen vokalaa, keskeel sannaa, niku nimis: Valja, Manja, Kolja, Katja j.n.e.
      j is also a palatalisation mark before a vowel, in the middle of a word, like in the names: Valja, Manja, Kolja, Katja etc.

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References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 159