perämees

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Ingrian

Etymology

From perä (“back”) +‎ mees (“man”).

Pronunciation

Noun

perämees

  1. helmsman
  2. (fishing) chief seiner

Declension

Declension of perämees (type 2/mees, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative perämees perämeehet
genitive perämeehen perämeehiin
partitive perämeestä, perämeest perämeehiä
illative perämeehee perämeehii
inessive perämeehees perämeehiis
elative perämeehest perämeehist
allative perämeehelle perämeehille
adessive perämeeheel perämeehiil
ablative perämeehelt perämeehilt
translative perämeeheks perämeehiks
essive perämeehennä, perämeeheen perämeehinnä, perämeehiin
exessive1) perämeehent perämeehint
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 401
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