Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian степень (stepenʹ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

steeppeni

  1. degree, extent
  2. (grammar) grade
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 118:
      Indikativan preesensiis ono slaaboi steeppeni, toisiis formiis steeppeni ono vahva.
      The weak grade is of the indicative present, in the second form the grade is strong.

Declension edit

Declension of steeppeni (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative steeppeni steeppenit
genitive steeppenin steeppeniin, steeppenilöin
partitive steeppeniä steeppenijä, steeppenilöjä
illative steeppenii steeppenii, steeppenilöihe
inessive steeppeniis steeppeniis, steeppenilöis
elative steeppenist steeppeniist, steeppenilöist
allative steeppenille steeppeniille, steeppenilöille
adessive steeppeniil steeppeniil, steeppenilöil
ablative steeppenilt steeppeniilt, steeppenilöilt
translative steeppeniks steeppeniiks, steeppenilöiks
essive steeppeninnä, steeppeniin steeppeniinnä, steeppenilöinnä, steeppeniin, steeppenilöin
exessive1) steeppenint steeppeniint, steeppenilöint
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.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 47