saippu

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Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish saippua, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ. Cognates include Karelian saippu.

Pronunciation

Noun

saippu

  1. 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

Declension of saippu (type 4/koivu, pp-p gradation)
singular plural
nominative saippu saiput
genitive saipun saippuin, saippuloin
partitive saippua saippuja, saippuloja
illative saippuu saippui, saippuloihe
inessive saipuus saipuis, saippulois
elative saipust saipuist, saippuloist
allative saipulle saipuille, saippuloille
adessive saipuul saipuil, saippuloil
ablative saipult saipuilt, saippuloilt
translative saipuks saipuiks, saippuloiks
essive saippunna, saippuun saippuinna, saippuloinna, saippuin, saippuloin
exessive1) saippunt saippuint, saippuloint
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 500