kimalain

Ingrian
Kimalain.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kimalainen. Cognates include Finnish kimalainen and Estonian kimalane.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkimɑlɑi̯ne/, [ˈkimɑɫəi̯n]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkimɑlɑi̯n/, [ˈkimɑɫɑi̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑi̯n, -imɑlɑi̯n
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ma‧lain

Noun

kimalain

  1. bumblebee

Declension
Declension of kimalain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kimalain kimalaiset
genitive kimalaisen kimalaisiin
partitive kimalaista, kimalaist kimalaisia
illative kimalaisee kimalaisii
inessive kimalaisees kimalaisiis
elative kimalaisest kimalaisist
allative kimalaiselle kimalaisille
adessive kimalaiseel kimalaisiil
ablative kimalaiselt kimalaisilt
translative kimalaiseks kimalaisiks
essive kimalaisenna, kimalaiseen kimalaisinna, kimalaisiin
exessive1) kimalaisent kimalaisint
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 51
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 165
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