roojakas

Ingrian

Etymology

From rooja (dirt) + -kas.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈroːjɑkɑs/, [ˈroːjəkəz̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈroːjɑkɑs/, [ˈro̝ːjɑɡ̊ɑʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -oːjɑkɑs
  • Hyphenation: roo‧ja‧kas

Adjective

roojakas (comparative roojakkaamp)

  1. dirty, filthy
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
      I tetretit hänel ollaa roojakkaat (reukkaat).
      And he has dirty (dirty) notebooks.

Declension

Declension of roojakas (type 2/patsas, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative roojakas roojakkaat
genitive roojakkaan roojakkain
partitive roojakasta, roojakast roojakkaita, roojakkaja
illative roojakkaasse roojakkaisse
inessive roojakkaas roojakkais
elative roojakkaast roojakkaist
allative roojakkaalle roojakkaille
adessive roojakkaal roojakkail
ablative roojakkaalt roojakkailt
translative roojakkaaks roojakkaiks
essive roojakkaanna, roojakkaan roojakkainna, roojakkain
exessive1) roojakkaant roojakkaint
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.

Synonyms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 488
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