lyhhyys

Ingrian

Etymology

From lyhyt (short) + -yys. Akin to Finnish lyhyys.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlyhyːs/, [ˈlʲyxːyz̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlyhyːs/, [ˈlyxˑyːʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -yhyːs
  • Hyphenation: lyh‧hyys

Noun

lyhhyys (uncountable)

  1. shortness

Declension

Declension of lyhhyys (type 2/oikehus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative lyhhyys
genitive lyhhyyen
partitive lyhhyyttä
illative lyhhyyee
inessive lyhhyyees
elative lyhhyyest
allative lyhhyyelle
adessive lyhhyyeel
ablative lyhhyyelt
translative lyhhyyeks
essive lyhhyyennä, lyhhyyeen
exessive1) lyhhyyent
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 57
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