Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From sika (pig) +‎ mees (man).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sikamees

  1. pig vendor

Declension edit

Declension of sikamees (type 2/mees, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative sikamees sikameehet
genitive sikameehen sikameehiin
partitive sikameestä, sikameest sikameehiä
illative sikameehee sikameehii
inessive sikameehees sikameehiis
elative sikameehest sikameehist
allative sikameehelle sikameehille
adessive sikameeheel sikameehiil
ablative sikameehelt sikameehilt
translative sikameeheks sikameehiks
essive sikameehennä, sikameeheen sikameehinnä, sikameehiin
exessive1) sikameehent sikameehint
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 523