Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From hirvi (moose) +‎ havvat (pits).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Hirvihavvat

  1. A hill in Andreevshchina, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Declension edit

Declension of Hirvihavvat (type 3/kana, aut-avv gradation)
singular plural
nominative Hirvihavvat
genitive Hirvihautoin
partitive Hirvihautoja
illative Hirvihautoi
inessive Hirvihavvois
elative Hirvihavvoist
allative Hirvihavvoille
adessive Hirvihavvoil
ablative Hirvihavvoilt
translative Hirvihavvoiks
essive Hirvihautoinna, Hirvihautoin
exessive1) Hirvihautoint
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 edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 62