Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian рыжий (ryžij).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

rььžoi (comparative rььžoimp)

  1. red-haired, ginger
    Revol ono rььžoi karva.The fox has a red fur.

Declension edit

Declension of rььžoi (type 8/diikkoi, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative rььžoi rььžoit
genitive rььžoin rььžoin
partitive rььžoita rььžoita
illative rььžoihe rььžoihe
inessive rььžois rььžois
elative rььžoist rььžoist
allative rььžoille rььžoille
adessive rььžoil rььžoil
ablative rььžoilt rььžoilt
translative rььžoiks rььžoiks
essive rььžoinna, rььžoin rььžoinna, rььžoin
exessive1) rььžoint rььžoint
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 484
  • Natalia V. Kuznetsova (2009) Фонологические системы Ижорских диалектов [Phonological systems of Ingrian dialects], Saint-Petersburg: Institute for Linguistic Studies (PhD thesis), page 125