venʹalaine

Livvi

Etymology

From Venʹa (“Russia”) +‎ -laine. Cognates include Finnish venäläinen and Estonian venelane.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvenʲɑˌlɑi̯ne/
  • Hyphenation: ve‧nʹa‧lai‧ne

Noun

venʹalaine (genitive venʹalaizen, partitive venʹalaistu)

  1. Russian (person)

Adjective

venʹalaine (genitive venʹalaizen, partitive venʹalaistu)

  1. Russian

References
  • N. Gilojeva; S. Rudakova (2009) Karjalan kielen Livvin murdehen algukursu [Beginners' course of Karelian language's Livvi dialect] (in Livvi), Petrozavodsk, →ISBN, page 12
  • Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 323
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