saunanain

Ingrian

Etymology

From sauna (sauna) + nain (woman), referring to the fact that Izhorians traditionally gave birth in saunas.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯nɑˌnɑi̯ne/, [ˈs̠ɑu̯nəˌnɑi̯n]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯nɑˌnɑi̯n/, [ˈʃɑu̯nɑˌnɑi̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑi̯n
  • Hyphenation: sau‧na‧nain

Noun

saunanain

  1. pregnant woman in childbed

Declension

Declension of saunanain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative saunanain saunanaiset
genitive saunanaisen saunanaisiin
partitive saunanaista, saunanaist saunanaisia
illative saunanaisee saunanaisii
inessive saunanaisees saunanaisiis
elative saunanaisest saunanaisist
allative saunanaiselle saunanaisille
adessive saunanaiseel saunanaisiil
ablative saunanaiselt saunanaisilt
translative saunanaiseks saunanaisiks
essive saunanaisenna, saunanaiseen saunanaisinna, saunanaisiin
exessive1) saunanaisent saunanaisint
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 509
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