peeni

See also: pẹẹni

Estonian

Adjective

peeni

  1. partitive plural of peen

Ingrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *peeni. Cognates include Finnish pieni and Estonian peen.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpeːni/, [ˈpeːn]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpeːni/, [ˈpe̝ːni]
  • Rhymes: -eːn, -eːni
  • Hyphenation: pee‧ni
  • Homophone: peena

Adjective

peeni (comparative peenemp)

  1. small
    • 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 5:
      Mänimmä yli peenen joen, yli suuren niityn mänimmä.
      We crossed a small river, we crossed a big meadow.
  2. little, young
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
      Tahtoi Ljoșa peent velloa Borjaa noissa opettammaa kirjaa lukomaa.
      Ljoša wanted to begin to teach [his] little brother Borja to read a book.

Declension
Declension of peeni (type 5/keeli, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative peeni peenet
genitive peenen peeniin, peenilöin
partitive peentä, peent peeniä, peenilöjä
illative peenee peenii, peenilöihe
inessive peenees peeniis, peenilöis
elative peenest peenist, peenilöist
allative peenelle peenille, peenilöille
adessive peeneel peeniil, peenilöil
ablative peenelt peenilt, peenilöilt
translative peeneks peeniks, peenilöiks
essive peenennä, peeneen peeninnä, peenilöinnä, peeniin, peenilöin
exessive1) peenent peenint, peenilöint
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.

Synonyms

Antonyms
  • (small): suur (“big”)

References
  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 13
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 404

Votic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *peeni.

Pronunciation
  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈpeːni/, [ˈpeːni]
  • Rhymes: -eːni
  • Hyphenation: pee‧ni

Adjective

peeni (comparative peenepi, superlative kõikka peenepi)

  1. small, little
  2. fine

Inflection
Declension of peeni (type X/tuli, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative peeni, peen peened
genitive peene peenije, peeni
partitive peente peenite, peeni
illative peene, peenese peenije, peenise
inessive peenez peeniz
elative peenesse peenisse
allative peenele peenile
adessive peenelle peenille
ablative peenelte peenilte
translative peenessi peenissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References
  • V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎, 2nd edition, Tallinn
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