lumimäki

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Ingrian

Lumimäki.

Etymology

From lumi (snow) +‎ mäki (mountain). Calque of Russian снежная горка (snežnaja gorka).

Pronunciation

Noun

lumimäki

  1. A snow-covered slope used for recreational sledding; a toboggan slide, sledging hill
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 55:
      Lapset suuren möryn kera lumimäes tiukkaa.
      The children play on the sledging hill with a loud shout.

Declension

Declension of lumimäki (type 5/lehti, k- gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative lumimäki lumimäet
genitive lumimäen lumimäkkiin, lumimäkilöin
partitive lumimäkkiä lumimäkijä, lumimäkilöjä
illative lumimäkkee lumimäkkii, lumimäkilöihe
inessive lumimäes lumimäis, lumimäkilöis
elative lumimäest lumimäist, lumimäkilöist
allative lumimäelle lumimäille, lumimäkilöille
adessive lumimäel lumimäil, lumimäkilöil
ablative lumimäelt lumimäilt, lumimäkilöilt
translative lumimäeks lumimäiks, lumimäkilöiks
essive lumimäkennä, lumimäkkeen lumimäkinnä, lumimäkilöinnä, lumimäkkiin, lumimäkilöin
exessive1) lumimäkent lumimäkint, lumimäkilöint
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.