toohus

Ingrian

Toohus.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?], equivalent to toohi (birchbark) + -us. Cognates include Finnish tuohus and Estonian tohus.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtoːhus/, [ˈtoːhŭz̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtoːhus/, [ˈto̝ːhuʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -oːhus
  • Hyphenation: too‧hus

Noun

toohus

  1. candle

Declension

Declension of toohus (type 2/petos, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative toohus toohukset
genitive toohuksen toohuksiin
partitive toohusta, toohust toohuksia
illative toohuksee toohuksii
inessive toohuksees toohuksiis
elative toohuksest toohuksist
allative toohukselle toohuksille
adessive toohukseel toohuksiil
ablative toohukselt toohuksilt
translative toohukseks toohuksiks
essive toohuksenna, toohukseen toohuksinna, toohuksiin
exessive1) toohuksent toohuksint
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 595
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