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Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian зверь (zverʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
zveeri
- animal
1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10:Hyppäis hää zveeri[i]n päälle.- It jumped onto the animals.
1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 24:Mut jos ei olis kasvoloja, ni siis ei olis kasvonsööjiä elokkaita: ja siis ei olis toittua hiisnoille zveerilöille.- But if there weren't any plants, then there wouldn't be any herbivorous animals: and as such there wouldn't be nutrients for the carnivorous animals.
Usage notes
- Unlike elokas, which refers generally to any animal, zveeri refers primarily to walking animals (mammals, reptiles, amphibians), but excludes birds (linnut) and fish (kalat).
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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zveeri
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zveerit
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| genitive
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zveerin
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zveeriin, zveerilöin
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| partitive
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zveeriä
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zveerijä, zveerilöjä
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| illative
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zveerii
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zveerii, zveerilöihe
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| inessive
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zveeriis
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zveeriis, zveerilöis
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| elative
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zveerist
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zveeriist, zveerilöist
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| allative
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zveerille
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zveeriille, zveerilöille
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| adessive
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zveeriil
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zveeriil, zveerilöil
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| ablative
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zveerilt
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zveeriilt, zveerilöilt
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| translative
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zveeriks
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zveeriiks, zveerilöiks
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| essive
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zveerinnä, zveeriin
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zveeriinnä, zveerilöinnä, zveeriin, zveerilöin
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| exessive1)
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zveerint
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zveeriint, zveerilöint
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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
Votic
Etymology
From Russian зверь (zverʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
zveeri
- wild animal, beast
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat, 2nd edition, Tallinn