tervamees

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Ingrian

Etymology

From terva (“tar”) +‎ mees (“man”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tervamees

  1. (derogatory) male Vote; Votian male

Declension

Declension of tervamees (type 2/mees, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative tervamees tervameehet
genitive tervameehen tervameehiin
partitive tervameestä, tervameest tervameehiä
illative tervameehee tervameehii
inessive tervameehees tervameehiis
elative tervameehest tervameehist
allative tervameehelle tervameehille
adessive tervameeheel tervameehiil
ablative tervameehelt tervameehilt
translative tervameeheks tervameehiks
essive tervameehennä, tervameeheen tervameehinnä, tervameehiin
exessive1) tervameehent tervameehint
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 582
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