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Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish saippua, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ. Cognates include Karelian saippu.
Pronunciation
Noun
saippu
- Synonym of muila
1933, V. I. Junus, Lukukirja inkeroisia oppikoteja vart (toiseel oppivuuvveel), Leningrad: Riikin Izdatelstvo Kirja, page 49:Hikireijät ono piettävä ain auk, jot hiki mänis pois — siis pittää käyvä kesäl usjaa ujumaas ja talveel pessä itsiää lämpöiseel veel saipun kera.- Sweat glands are always kept open, so that sweat goes away - that's why it's necessary to go swimming often in the summer and in the winter to wash oneself with warm water and soap.
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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saippu
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saiput
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| genitive
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saipun
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saippuin, saippuloin
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| partitive
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saippua
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saippuja, saippuloja
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| illative
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saippuu
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saippui, saippuloihe
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| inessive
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saipuus
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saipuis, saippulois
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| elative
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saipust
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saipuist, saippuloist
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| allative
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saipulle
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saipuille, saippuloille
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| adessive
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saipuul
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saipuil, saippuloil
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| ablative
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saipult
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saipuilt, saippuloilt
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| translative
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saipuks
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saipuiks, saippuloiks
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| essive
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saippunna, saippuun
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saippuinna, saippuloinna, saippuin, saippuloin
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| exessive1)
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saippunt
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saippuint, saippuloint
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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
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 500