Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From esi- (pre-) +‎ sana (word).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

esisana

  1. foreword, introduction
  2. (grammar) preposition

Declension edit

Declension of esisana (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative esisana esisanat
genitive esisanan esisannoin
partitive esisannaa esisanoja
illative esisannaa esisannoi
inessive esisanas esisanois
elative esisanast esisanoist
allative esisanalle esisanoille
adessive esisanal esisanoil
ablative esisanalt esisanoilt
translative esisanaks esisanoiks
essive esisananna, esisannaan esisanoinna, esisannoin
exessive1) esisanant esisanoint
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.

Synonyms edit

Hypernyms edit

  • (preposition): apusana (adposition)

Coordinate terms edit

References edit

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, pages 3, 35
  • Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку[2], →ISBN, page 3