porsas
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Porsaita.
See also: põrsas
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *porcas, from Proto-Finno-Permic *porćas, borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (either Balto-Slavic or Indo-Iranian). Related to Erzya пурцос (purcos). Ultimately cognate with English pork.
Pronunciation
Noun
porsas
- piglet
- Synonym: (childish) possu
- pork (flesh of a piglet used as meat)
- Synonym: porsaanliha
- (figuratively) pig (messy, slovenly, disgusting, or nasty person)
- Synonym: (childish) possu
Declension
| Inflection of porsas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | porsas | porsaat | |
| genitive | porsaan | porsaiden porsaitten | |
| partitive | porsasta | porsaita | |
| illative | porsaaseen | porsaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | porsas | porsaat | |
| accusative | nom. | porsas | porsaat |
| gen. | porsaan | ||
| genitive | porsaan | porsaiden porsaitten porsasten rare | |
| partitive | porsasta | porsaita | |
| inessive | porsaassa | porsaissa | |
| elative | porsaasta | porsaista | |
| illative | porsaaseen | porsaisiin porsaihin rare | |
| adessive | porsaalla | porsailla | |
| ablative | porsaalta | porsailta | |
| allative | porsaalle | porsaille | |
| essive | porsaana | porsaina | |
| translative | porsaaksi | porsaiksi | |
| abessive | porsaatta | porsaitta | |
| instructive | — | porsain | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “porsas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *porcas. Cognates include Finnish porsas and Estonian põrsas. Compare distantly related Russian поросёнок (porosjónok).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈporsɑs/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈporsɑs/,
- Rhymes: -orsɑs
- Hyphenation: por‧sas
Noun
porsas
Declension
| Declension of porsas (type 2/patsas, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | porsas | porsaat |
| genitive | porsaan | porsain |
| partitive | porsasta, porsast | porsaita, porsaja |
| illative | porsaasse | porsaisse |
| inessive | porsaas | porsais |
| elative | porsaast | porsaist |
| allative | porsaalle | porsaille |
| adessive | porsaal | porsail |
| ablative | porsaalt | porsailt |
| translative | porsaaks | porsaiks |
| essive | porsaanna, porsaan | porsainna, porsain |
| exessive1) | porsaant | porsaint |
| 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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Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 425