Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian позиция (pozicija).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈposiˌt͡siɑ/, [ˈpo̞s̠iˌt͡s̠iɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈposiˌt͡siɑ/, [ˈpo̞ʒ̥iˌt͡siɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Hyphenation: po‧si‧tsi‧a

Noun edit

positsia

  1. position
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 8:
      Tämä vokaloin muuttumiin pitemmäks tali lyhhyemmäks rippuu siint positsiast, mihe vokala joutuu, rippuu sanan toisist äänist.
      This change of the vowels into longer or shorter depends on the position, where the vowel appears, depends on the other sounds of the word.

Declension edit

Declension of positsia (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative positsia positsiat
genitive positsian positsioin
partitive positsiaa positsioja
illative positsiaa positsioi
inessive positsias positsiois
elative positsiast positsioist
allative positsialle positsioille
adessive positsial positsioil
ablative positsialt positsioilt
translative positsiaks positsioiks
essive positsianna, positsiaan positsioinna, positsioin
exessive1) positsiant positsioint
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.