pittuus

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *piduc, equivalent to pit- (“long”) +‎ -uus. Cognates include Finnish pituus.

Pronunciation

Noun

pittuus

  1. length
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
      No joka predmetan kupahain päivän pittuueel muuttuu.
      But the shadow of every object changes in length during the day.
  2. (phonetics) length

Declension

Declension of pittuus (type 2/oikehus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative pittuus pittuuet
genitive pittuuen pittuuksin
partitive pittuutta pittuuksia
illative pittuuee pittuuksii
inessive pittuuees pittuuksiis
elative pittuuest pittuuksist
allative pittuuelle pittuuksille
adessive pittuueel pittuuksiil
ablative pittuuelt pittuuksilt
translative pittuueks pittuuksiks
essive pittuuenna, pittuueen pittuuksinna, pittuuksiin
exessive1) pittuuent pittuuksint
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.

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References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 57
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 412
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