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Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish trenki (“farmhand”), from Swedish dräng. Cognates include Karelian renki.
Pronunciation
Noun
trenki
- hired helper
- Short for alustrenki (“deckhand”).
- Short for maatrenki (“farmhand”).
1934, V. I. Junus, Lukukirja inkeroisia oppikoteja vart (neljäs klassa), Leningrad: Riikin Izdatelstvo Kirja, page 8:Siint ajast pappi hylkäis pocivoittamast trengille yhel kerraal suurust, lounatta ja iltaist.- Ever since, the priest stopped treating the farmhand at once with breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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trenki
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trengit
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| genitive
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trengin
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trenkiin, trenkilöin
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| partitive
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trenkiä
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trenkijä, trenkilöjä
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| illative
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trenkii
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trenkii, trenkilöihe
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| inessive
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trengiis
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trenkiis, trenkilöis
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| elative
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trengist
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trenkiist, trenkilöist
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| allative
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trengille
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trenkiille, trenkilöille
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| adessive
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trengiil
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trenkiil, trenkilöil
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| ablative
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trengilt
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trenkiilt, trenkilöilt
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| translative
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trengiks
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trenkiiks, trenkilöiks
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| essive
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trenkinnä, trenkiin
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trenkiinnä, trenkilöinnä, trenkiin, trenkilöin
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| exessive1)
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trenkint
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trenkiint, trenkilöint
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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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Derived terms
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 597
- Arvo Laanest (1978) Isuri keele ajalooline foneetika ja morfoloogia [The historical phonology and morphology of the Ingrian language], Tallinn, page 27