vahvus

Ingrian

Etymology

From vahva (strong) + -us. Akin to Finnish vahvuus.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhʋus/, [ˈʋɑhʋŭz̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhʋus/, [ˈʋɑhʋuʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhʋus
  • Hyphenation: vah‧vus

Noun

vahvus (uncountable)

  1. strength
  2. endurance

Declension

Declension of vahvus (type 2/oikehus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative vahvus
genitive vahvuen
partitive vahvutta
illative vahvuee
inessive vahvuees
elative vahvuest
allative vahvuelle
adessive vahvueel
ablative vahvuelt
translative vahvueks
essive vahvuenna, vahvueen
exessive1) vahvuent
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
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 630
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