koivuin

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Ingrian

Etymology 1

From koivu (“birch”) +‎ -in. Akin to Finnish koivuinen.

Pronunciation

Noun

koivuin

  1. diminutive of koivu: little birch
    • 1915, Oskar Groundstroem, anonymous quotee, “528. Soikkola, Säätinä, 228a”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎, volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 7-8:
      Hopea petäjälatvan, // Näin mie koivusen korean,
      A silver pine treetop, // I saw a beautiful little birch,

Adjective

koivuin (comparative koivuisemp)

  1. birchen
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 55:
      Kaks koivuist hepoist lunta mööt livvuttaat.
      They slide two birchen horses along the snow.
Declension
Declension of koivuin (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative koivuin koivuiset
genitive koivuisen koivuisiin
partitive koivuista, koivuist koivuisia
illative koivuisee koivuisii
inessive koivuisees koivuisiis
elative koivuisest koivuisist
allative koivuiselle koivuisille
adessive koivuiseel koivuisiil
ablative koivuiselt koivuisilt
translative koivuiseks koivuisiks
essive koivuisenna, koivuiseen koivuisinna, koivuisiin
exessive1) koivuisent koivuisint
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.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

koivuin

  1. genitive plural of koivu
  2. Alternative spelling of koivuinna

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 185
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