päält

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Ingrian

Spatial inflection of päält
↗︎○ allative päälle
○ adessive pääl
○↘︎ ablative päält

Pronunciation

Adverb

päält

  1. (of motion) off
  2. (of motion) from the top
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:
      Jäättyvät joet ja järvet, no vaa päält.
      The rivers and lakes freeze, but only at the top.

Preposition

päält (+ genitive)

  1. (of motion) off

Postposition

päält (+ genitive)

  1. (of motion) off

Usage notes

  • Often used instead of the ablative case for any of its various other uses.

Antonyms

  • alt (“from underneath”)

Noun

päält

  1. ablative singular of pää

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 453
  • Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 14
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