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Finnish
Noun
sormin
- instructive plural of sormi
Ingrian
Etymology
Instructive plural of sormi (“finger”). Akin to Finnish sormin.
Pronunciation
Adverb
sormin
- (folk poetic) using one's fingers
1915, Volmari Porkka, quoting Oute Loasta, “1153. Soikkola, Tarinaisi, III14”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot, volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 7-8:Käsin tietä etsittii, // Käsin tietä, sormin maata.- By hand they searched the way, // The way by hand, the land by finger.
Veps
Noun
sormin
- essive-instructive plural of sorm