soomalain

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *soomalainën, equivalent to soomi (“Finn”) +‎ -lain. Cognates include Finnish suomalainen and Estonian soomlane.

The vowel -a- is irregular, and may point to a parallel form *sooma in Proto-Finnic. A similar distribution can be found in rootsi and rootsa (“Swede”).

Pronunciation

Noun

soomalain

  1. Finn (inhabitant of Finland)
  2. Finn (person of Finnish ethnicity)
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
      Territorialisest, oman elopaikan poolest, iƶorat ollaa soomalaisiin, venäläisiin, virolaisiin ja vadjalaisiin naapurinna.
      Territorially, according to own place of residence, Ingrians are neighbours to Finns, Russians, Estonians and Votes.

Declension

Declension of soomalain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative soomalain soomalaiset
genitive soomalaisen soomalaisiin
partitive soomalaista, soomalaist soomalaisia
illative soomalaisee soomalaisii
inessive soomalaisees soomalaisiis
elative soomalaisest soomalaisist
allative soomalaiselle soomalaisille
adessive soomalaiseel soomalaisiil
ablative soomalaiselt soomalaisilt
translative soomalaiseks soomalaisiks
essive soomalaisenna, soomalaiseen soomalaisinna, soomalaisiin
exessive1) soomalaisent soomalaisint
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.

Hyponyms

References

  • Arvo Laanest (1966) “Ижорский Язык”, in Финно-Угорские и Самодийские языки (Языки народов СССР), volume 3, Moscow: Наука, page 107
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 543
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