pövvy

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Ingrian

Suel ono harmaa pövvy (1).
Revost tehty pövvy (2).

Etymology

According to Oja (2002), borrowed from Ludian pövü or Veps pövu, ultimately from the same source as Proto-Finnic *pëllavas.

There are, however, no other known loans from Veps or Ludic into Ingrian, which suggests a common (substratal) origin instead.

Pronunciation

Noun

pövvy

  1. fur
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 19:
      Talveks jänis ono uuvvees șuubas (pövvyys).
      In the winter the hare is in a new fur (coat).
  2. fur coat
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 15:
      Panniit lapset lumiukolle șuuban (pövvyn) päälle.
      The children put a coat (fur coat) on the snowman.

Declension

Declension of pövvy (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative pövvy pövvyt
genitive pövvyn pövvyin, pövvylöin
partitive pövvyä pövvyjä, pövvylöjä
illative pövvyy pövvyi, pövvylöihe
inessive pövvyys pövvyis, pövvylöis
elative pövvyst pövvyist, pövvylöist
allative pövvylle pövvyille, pövvylöille
adessive pövvyyl pövvyil, pövvylöil
ablative pövvylt pövvyilt, pövvylöilt
translative pövvyks pövvyiks, pövvylöiks
essive pövvynnä, pövvyyn pövvyinnä, pövvylöinnä, pövvyin, pövvylöin
exessive1) pövvynt pövvyint, pövvylöint
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.

Synonyms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 459
  • Vilja Oja (2002) “Minkä takia pellava on pellava? [Why is flax called pellava?]”, in Virittäjä, volume 106, number 3, pages 375-384