Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian закон (zakon).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

zakona

  1. rule, law
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 46:
      Tämä pitkä vokala ono tekahunt lyhhyest vokalast fonettisen zakonan mukkaa.
      This long vowel is formed from a short vowel according to a phonetical rule.

Declension edit

Declension of zakona (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative zakona zakonat
genitive zakonan zakonoin
partitive zakonaa zakonoja
illative zakonaa zakonoihe
inessive zakonaas zakonois
elative zakonast zakonoist
allative zakonalle zakonoille
adessive zakonaal zakonoil
ablative zakonalt zakonoilt
translative zakonaks zakonoiks
essive zakonanna, zakonaan zakonoinna, zakonoin
exessive1) zakonant zakonoint
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 601