mikroba

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Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian микроб (mikrob).

Pronunciation

Noun

mikroba

  1. microbe
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 90:
      Mikrobat ollaa tarttuviin tauttiin levittäjät.
      Microbes are the spreaders of infectious diseases.

Declension

Declension of mikroba (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative mikroba mikrobat
genitive mikroban mikroboin
partitive mikrobaa mikroboja
illative mikrobaa mikroboihe
inessive mikrobaas mikrobois
elative mikrobast mikroboist
allative mikroballe mikroboille
adessive mikrobaal mikroboil
ablative mikrobalt mikroboilt
translative mikrobaks mikroboiks
essive mikrobanna, mikrobaan mikroboinna, mikroboin
exessive1) mikrobant mikroboint
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.