Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian Маления (Malenija).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Malenia

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Melanie

Declension edit

Declension of Malenia (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Malenia Maleniat
genitive Malenian Malenioin
partitive Maleniaa Malenioja
illative Maleniaa Malenioi
inessive Malenias Maleniois
elative Maleniast Malenioist
allative Malenialle Malenioille
adessive Malenial Malenioil
ablative Malenialt Malenioilt
translative Maleniaks Malenioiks
essive Malenianna, Maleniaan Malenioinna, Malenioin
exessive1) Maleniant Malenioint
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 294