oleni

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Ingrian

Oleni.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian олень (olenʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

oleni

  1. deer (any cervid)
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 61:
      Olenin jalas ono neljä kynnekäst varvast, kaks levviää ja suurt ja kaks peent kupehiis.
      On the deer's leg there are four hoofs, two wide and big and two small ones on the sides.

Declension

Declension of oleni (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative oleni olenit
genitive olenin oleniin, oleniloin
partitive olenia olenija, oleniloja
illative olenii olenii, oleniloihe
inessive oleniis oleniis, olenilois
elative olenist oleniist, oleniloist
allative olenille oleniille, oleniloille
adessive oleniil oleniil, oleniloil
ablative olenilt oleniilt, oleniloilt
translative oleniks oleniiks, oleniloiks
essive oleninna, oleniin oleniinna, oleniloinna, oleniin, oleniloin
exessive1) olenint oleniint, oleniloint
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.

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