pyhäkala

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Ingrian

Etymology

From pyhä (“Sunday”) +‎ kala (“fish”). Akin to Votic pühäkala.

Pronunciation

Noun

pyhäkala

  1. fish that is traditionally caught on Sunday by young women to sell

Declension

Declension of pyhäkala (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative pyhäkala pyhäkalat
genitive pyhäkalan pyhäkalloin
partitive pyhäkallaa pyhäkaloja
illative pyhäkallaa pyhäkalloi
inessive pyhäkalas pyhäkalois
elative pyhäkalast pyhäkaloist
allative pyhäkalalle pyhäkaloille
adessive pyhäkalal pyhäkaloil
ablative pyhäkalalt pyhäkaloilt
translative pyhäkalaks pyhäkaloiks
essive pyhäkalanna, pyhäkallaan pyhäkaloinna, pyhäkalloin
exessive1) pyhäkalant pyhäkaloint
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 447
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