Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From maa (earth) +‎ savi (clay).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

maasavi

  1. land clay

Declension edit

Declension of maasavi (type 5/lehti, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative maasavi maasavet
genitive maasaven maasavviin, maasaviloin
partitive maasavvia maasavija, maasaviloja
illative maasavvee maasavvii, maasaviloihe
inessive maasaves maasavis, maasavilois
elative maasavest maasavist, maasaviloist
allative maasavelle maasaville, maasaviloille
adessive maasavel maasavil, maasaviloil
ablative maasavelt maasavilt, maasaviloilt
translative maasaveks maasaviks, maasaviloiks
essive maasavenna, maasavveen maasavinna, maasaviloinna, maasavviin, maasaviloin
exessive1) maasavent maasavint, maasaviloint
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 509