Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From telefona (telephone) +‎ lanka (yarn).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈteleˌfonɑˌlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈte̞lʲe̞ˌfo̞nɑˌɫɑŋk]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈteleˌfonɑˌlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈte̞le̞ˌfo̞nɑˌɫɑŋɡ̊ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋk, -ɑŋkɑ
  • Hyphenation: te‧le‧fo‧na‧lan‧ka

Noun edit

telefonalanka

  1. telephone wire
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 65:
      Pitkin teetä vennuu monta räätyä telefonalankoja.
      Along the road streches a few rows of telephone wires.

Declension edit

Declension of telefonalanka (type 3/kana, nk-ng gradation)
singular plural
nominative telefonalanka telefonalangat
genitive telefonalangan telefonalankoin
partitive telefonalankaa telefonalankoja
illative telefonalankaa telefonalankoi
inessive telefonalangaas telefonalangois
elative telefonalangast telefonalangoist
allative telefonalangalle telefonalangoille
adessive telefonalangaal telefonalangoil
ablative telefonalangalt telefonalangoilt
translative telefonalangaks telefonalangoiks
essive telefonalankanna, telefonalankaan telefonalankoinna, telefonalankoin
exessive1) telefonalankant telefonalankoint
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.