korkehus

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *korkeduc, equivalent to korkia (“high”) +‎ -us. Cognates include Finnish korkeus and Estonian kõrgus.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkorkehus/, [ˈko̞rkəhŭz̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkorkehus/, [ˈko̞rɡ̊e̞huʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -orkehus
  • Hyphenation: kor‧ke‧hus

Noun

korkehus

  1. height
  2. altitude

Declension
Declension of korkehus (type 2/oikehus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative korkehus korkehuet
genitive korkehuen korkehuksin
partitive korkehutta korkehuksia
illative korkehuee korkehuksii
inessive korkehues korkehuksiis
elative korkehuest korkehuksist
allative korkehuelle korkehuksille
adessive korkehuel korkehuksiil
ablative korkehuelt korkehuksilt
translative korkehueks korkehuksiks
essive korkehuenna, korkehueen korkehuksinna, korkehuksiin
exessive1) korkehuent korkehuksint
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
  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 57
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 195
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