niisi
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Niisi.
See also: Niisi
Finnish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *niici, borrowed from Proto-Baltic (compare Latvian nīts, Lithuanian nytis).
Pronunciation
Noun
niisi
Declension
| Inflection of niisi (Kotus type 27*F/käsi, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | niisi | niidet | |
| genitive | niiden | niisien | |
| partitive | niittä | niisiä | |
| illative | niiteen | niisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | niisi | niidet | |
| accusative | nom. | niisi | niidet |
| gen. | niiden | ||
| genitive | niiden | niisien niitten rare | |
| partitive | niittä | niisiä | |
| inessive | niidessä | niisissä | |
| elative | niidestä | niisistä | |
| illative | niiteen | niisiin | |
| adessive | niidellä | niisillä | |
| ablative | niideltä | niisiltä | |
| allative | niidelle | niisille | |
| essive | niitenä | niisinä | |
| translative | niideksi | niisiksi | |
| abessive | niidettä | niisittä | |
| instructive | — | niisin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
(compounds):
Further reading
- “niisi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniːsi/, (third-person indicative)
- IPA(key): /ˈniːsiˣ/, (imperative, indicative connegative)
- Rhymes: -iːsi
- Hyphenation(key): nii‧si
Verb
niisi
- inflection of niisiä:
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *niici. Cognates include Finnish niisi and Estonian niis.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈniːsi/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈniːsi/,
- Rhymes: -iːsʲ, -iːsi
- Hyphenation: nii‧si
Noun
niisi
Declension
| Declension of niisi (type 5/vesi, it-ij gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | niisi | niijet |
| genitive | niijen | niisiin, niisilöin |
| partitive | niittä | niisiä, niisilöjä |
| illative | niitee | niisii, niisilöihe |
| inessive | niijees | niisiis, niisilöis |
| elative | niijest | niisist, niisilöist |
| allative | niijelle | niisille, niisilöille |
| adessive | niijeel | niisiil, niisilöil |
| ablative | niijelt | niisilt, niisilöilt |
| translative | niijeks | niisiks, niisilöiks |
| essive | niitennä, niiteen | niisinnä, niisilöinnä, niisiin, niisilöin |
| exessive1) | niitent | niisint, niisilöint |
| 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. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 342
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *niici.
Pronunciation
Noun
niisi
Inflection
| Declension of niisi (type X/tuli, t-jj gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | niisi, niis | niijjed |
| genitive | niijje | niisije, niisii |
| partitive | niitte | niisiite, niisii |
| illative | niite, niitese | niisiise |
| inessive | niijjez | niisiiz |
| elative | niijjesse | niisiisse |
| allative | niijjele | niisiile |
| adessive | niijjelle | niisiille |
| ablative | niijjelte | niisiilte |
| translative | niijjessi | niisiissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “niisi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn