masštaaba

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Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian масштаб (masštab).

Pronunciation

Noun

masštaaba

  1. scale (ratio of distances)
    • 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 13:
      Sanal masştaaba on otettu uslovno merkitä peenentymistä.
      The word masştaaba was taken to tentatively mean the process of making something smaller.

Declension

Declension of masštaaba (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative masštaaba masštaabat
genitive masštaaban masštaaboin
partitive masštaabaa masštaaboja
illative masštaabaa masštaaboihe
inessive masštaabaas masštaabois
elative masštaabast masštaaboist
allative masštaaballe masštaaboille
adessive masštaabaal masštaaboil
ablative masštaabalt masštaaboilt
translative masštaabaks masštaaboiks
essive masštaabanna, masštaabaan masštaaboinna, masštaaboin
exessive1) masštaabant masštaaboint
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.