nʹaba

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See also: naba

Livvi

Nʹaba (1).
Nʹaboi (3).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *napa. Cognates include Finnish napa and Estonian naba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnʲɑbɑ/
  • Hyphenation: nʹa‧ba
  • Rhymes: -ɑbɑ

Noun

nʹaba (genitive nʹavan, partitive nʹabua)

  1. navel
  2. pole
  3. rhizome

Declension

Declension of nʹaba (Type 1/griba, b-v gradation)
singular plural
nominative nʹaba nʹavat
genitive nʹavan nʹavoin
partitive nʹabua nʹaboi
illative nʹabah nʹaboih
inessive nʹavas nʹavois
elative nʹavaspäi nʹavoispäi
allative nʹavale nʹavoile
adessive nʹaval nʹavoil
ablative nʹavalpäi nʹavoilpäi
translative nʹavakse nʹavoikse
essive nʹavannu nʹavoinnu
abessive nʹavattah nʹavoittah
comitative nʹavanke nʹavoinke
instructive nʹavoin
prolative nʹavači

References

  • Olga Žarinova (2012) Pagizemmo Karjalakse , St Petersburg, →ISBN, page 11
  • Tatjana Boiko (2019) “nʹaba”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) , 2nd edition, →ISBN