pitkulain

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Ingrian

Etymology

From pitkä (long) +‎ -u +‎ -lain. Akin to Finnish pitkulainen.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pitkulain (comparative pitkulaisemp)

  1. elongated

Declension

Declension of pitkulain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative pitkulain pitkulaiset
genitive pitkulaisen pitkulaisiin
partitive pitkulaista, pitkulaist pitkulaisia
illative pitkulaisee pitkulaisii
inessive pitkulaisees pitkulaisiis
elative pitkulaisest pitkulaisist
allative pitkulaiselle pitkulaisille
adessive pitkulaiseel pitkulaisiil
ablative pitkulaiselt pitkulaisilt
translative pitkulaiseks pitkulaisiks
essive pitkulaisenna, pitkulaiseen pitkulaisinna, pitkulaisiin
exessive1) pitkulaisent pitkulaisint
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 5