kalmat

Ingrian

Etymology

From the plural of Proto-Finnic *kalma. Cognates include Finnish kalma (“death”) and Estonian kalm (“grave”).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑlmɑt/, [ˈkɑɫməd]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑlmɑt/, [ˈkɑɫmɑd̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlmɑt
  • Hyphenation: kal‧mat

Noun

kalmat (plural only)

  1. graveyard

Declension

Declension of kalmat (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative — kalmat
genitive — kalmoin
partitive — kalmoja
illative — kalmoi
inessive — kalmois
elative — kalmoist
allative — kalmoille
adessive — kalmoil
ablative — kalmoilt
translative — kalmoiks
essive — kalmoinna, kalmoin
exessive1) — kalmoint
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 128
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