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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