Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian Елисей (Jelisej).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Jelissee

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Elisha

Declension

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Declension of Jelissee (type 8/maa, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Jelissee Jelisseet
genitive Jelisseen Jelisseijen
partitive Jelisseetä Jelisseitä
illative Jelisseehe Jelisseihe
inessive Jelissees Jelisseis
elative Jelisseest Jelisseist
allative Jelisseelle Jelisseille
adessive Jelisseel Jelisseil
ablative Jelisseelt Jelisseilt
translative Jelisseeks Jelisseiks
essive Jelisseennä, Jelisseen Jelisseinnä, Jelissein
exessive1) Jelisseent Jelisseint
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

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 104