enemp

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *enämpi. Akin to Finnish enempi and Karelian enämpi.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈenempi/, [ˈe̞ne̞mp]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈenemp/, [ˈe̞ne̞mb̥]
  • Rhymes: -enemp
  • Hyphenation: e‧nemp

Determiner

enemp (+ partitive)

  1. comparative degree of paljo (“many”); more
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 114:
      Meil pyyvvettäis veel enemp kallaa, ku olis enemp motorija.
      Yet they would catch more fish for us, if there were more motors.

Declension
Declension of enemp (type 3/koira, mp-mm gradation)
singular plural
nominative enemp enemmät
genitive enemmän enempiin
partitive enempää enempiä
illative enempää enempii
inessive enemmääs enemmiis
elative enemmäst enemmist
allative enemmälle enemmille
adessive enemmääl enemmiil
ablative enemmält enemmilt
translative enemmäks enemmiks
essive enempännä, enempään enempinnä, enempiin
exessive1) enempänt enempint
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.

Derived terms

Adverb

enemp

  1. anymore, any longer

Synonyms

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 33
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