sььra

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Ingrian

Sььraa.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian сыр (syr).

Pronunciation

Noun

sььra

  1. cheese
    • 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 31:
      Enstää hää antoi Kaștankalle leipää i rohoisen sььran kooren,
      First he gave Kaštanka some bread and a yellow crust of cheese,

Declension

Declension of sььra (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative sььra sььrat
genitive sььran sььroin
partitive sььraa sььroja
illative sььraa sььroi
inessive sььraas sььrois
elative sььrast sььroist
allative sььralle sььroille
adessive sььraal sььroil
ablative sььralt sььroilt
translative sььraks sььroiks
essive sььranna, sььraan sььroinna, sььroin
exessive1) sььrant sььroint
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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