seestara

Ingrian

Seestara.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sëstar. Cognates include Finnish siestar and Estonian sõstar.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈseːstɑrɑ/, [ˈs̠eːs̠tər]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈseːstɑrɑ/, [ˈʃe̝ːʃtɑrɑ]
  • Rhymes: -eːstɑr, -eːstɑrɑ
  • Hyphenation: sees‧ta‧ra

Noun

seestara

  1. currant

Usage notes

Declension

Declension of seestara (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative seestara seestarat
genitive seestaran seestaroin
partitive seestaraa seestaroja
illative seestaraa seestaroihe
inessive seestaraas seestarois
elative seestarast seestaroist
allative seestaralle seestaroille
adessive seestaraal seestaroil
ablative seestaralt seestaroilt
translative seestaraks seestaroiks
essive seestaranna, seestaraan seestaroinna, seestaroin
exessive1) seestarant seestaroint
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.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 522
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