opastai

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Livvi

Etymology

From opastua (“to teach”) +‎ -i. Akin to Finnish opastaja and Karelian opaštaja.

Pronunciation

Noun

opastai (genitive opastajan, partitive opastajua)

  1. teacher

Adjective

opastai (genitive opastajan, partitive opastajua)

  1. instructive

Declension

Declension of opastai (Type 19/lugii, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative opastai opastajat
genitive opastajan opastajoin,
opastajiin
partitive opastajua opastajoi,
opastajii
illative opastajah opastajoih,
opastajiih
inessive opastajas opastajois,
opastajiis
elative opastajaspäi opastajoispäi,
opastajiispäi
allative opastajale opastajoile,
opastajiile
adessive opastajal opastajoil,
opastajiil
ablative opastajalpäi opastajoilpäi,
opastajiilpäi
translative opastajakse opastajoikse,
opastajiikse
essive opastajannu opastajoinnu,
opastajiinnu
abessive opastajattah opastajoittah,
opastajiittah
comitative opastajanke opastajoinke,
opastajiinke
instructive opastajoin,
opastajiin
prolative opastajači

References

  • Tatjana Boiko (2019) “opastai”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh), 2nd edition, →ISBN
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