varamuna

Ingrian

Etymology

From vara (safety) + muna (egg).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrɑˌmunɑ/, [ˈʋɑrɑˌmunɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrɑˌmunɑ/, [ˈʋɑrɑˌmunɑ]
  • Rhymes: -unɑ
  • Hyphenation: va‧ra‧mu‧na

Noun

varamuna

  1. nest egg

Declension

Declension of varamuna (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative varamuna varamunat
genitive varamunan varamunniin
partitive varamunnaa varamunnia
illative varamunnaa varamunnii
inessive varamunas varamunis
elative varamunast varamunist
allative varamunalle varamunille
adessive varamunal varamunil
ablative varamunalt varamunilt
translative varamunaks varamuniks
essive varamunanna, varamunnaan varamuninna, varamunniin
exessive1) varamunant varamunint
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 640
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