millain
Ingrian
Etymology
From minen (“of what?”) + -lain (“kind of”). Akin to Finnish millainen and Estonian milline.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmilːɑi̯ne/, [ˈmiɫːəi̯n]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmilːɑi̯n/, [ˈmiɫːɑi̯n]
- Rhymes: -ilːɑi̯n
- Hyphenation: mil‧lain
Determiner
millain
- what kind of?
- 1936, L. G. Terehova; V. G. Erdeli, Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
- Töö saatta tiitä kuin suur ono maa, millaist hää ono formaa ja mitä ono hänen pääl.
- You will learn how the earth is big, what kind of shape it is and what is on top of it.
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Declension
| Declension of millain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | millain | millaiset |
| genitive | millaisen | millaisiin |
| partitive | millaista, millaist | millaisia |
| illative | millaisee | millaisii |
| inessive | millaisees | millaisiis |
| elative | millaisest | millaisist |
| allative | millaiselle | millaisille |
| adessive | millaiseel | millaisiil |
| ablative | millaiselt | millaisilt |
| translative | millaiseks | millaisiks |
| essive | millaisenna, millaiseen | millaisinna, millaisiin |
| exessive1) | millaisent | millaisint |
| 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 310
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