pöyhkiä

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Ingrian

Etymology

Of sound-symbolic origin. Compare Finnish pöyheä, pöyhkeä and Livvi pöyhie.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pöyhkiä (comparative pöyhkiämp)

  1. fluffy
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 8:
      Valkia lumi, pöyhkiä,
      ilmaas kääntiellöö.
      White snow, fluffy,
      spins around in the sky.

Declension

Declension of pöyhkiä (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative pöyhkiä pöyhkiät
genitive pöyhkiän pöyhkiöin
partitive pöyhkiää pöyhkiöjä
illative pöyhkiää pöyhkiöihe
inessive pöyhkiääs pöyhkiöis
elative pöyhkiäst pöyhkiöist
allative pöyhkiälle pöyhkiöille
adessive pöyhkiääl pöyhkiöil
ablative pöyhkiält pöyhkiöilt
translative pöyhkiäks pöyhkiöiks
essive pöyhkiännä, pöyhkiään pöyhkiöinnä, pöyhkiöin
exessive1) pöyhkiänt pöyhkiöint
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 459
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