kotipuu

Ingrian

Etymology

From koti (“home”) +‎ puu (“tree”).

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkotiˌpuː/, [ˈko̞tʲiˌpuː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkotiˌpuː/, [ˈko̞d̥iˌpuː]
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Hyphenation: ko‧ti‧puu

Noun

kotipuu

  1. A tree that is given sacrifices to and is thought to protect one's household.

Declension
Declension of kotipuu (type 8/maa, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kotipuu kotipuut
genitive kotipuun kotipuijen
partitive kotipuuta kotipuita
illative kotipuuhu kotipuihe
inessive kotipuus kotipuis
elative kotipuust kotipuist
allative kotipuulle kotipuille
adessive kotipuul kotipuil
ablative kotipuult kotipuilt
translative kotipuuks kotipuiks
essive kotipuunna, kotipuun kotipuinna, kotipuin
exessive1) kotipuunt kotipuint
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
  • Olga I. Konkova (2009) Ижора: Очерки истории и культуры‎, Saint Petersburg, →ISBN, page 149
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