Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

Related to Finnish Lavansaari and Estonian Lavassaar.

Reanalysed as Lavvas (Luga) +‎ saari (island).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Lavvassaari

  1. Moshchny Island (an island in Leningrad Oblast, Russia)

Declension edit

Declension of Lavvassaari (type 5/keeli, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Lavvassaari Lavvassaaret
genitive Lavvassaaren Lavvassaariin, Lavvassaariloin
partitive Lavvassaarta, Lavvassaart Lavvassaaria, Lavvassaariloja
illative Lavvassaaree Lavvassaarii, Lavvassaariloihe
inessive Lavvassaarees Lavvassaariis, Lavvassaarilois
elative Lavvassaarest Lavvassaarist, Lavvassaariloist
allative Lavvassaarelle Lavvassaarille, Lavvassaariloille
adessive Lavvassaareel Lavvassaariil, Lavvassaariloil
ablative Lavvassaarelt Lavvassaarilt, Lavvassaariloilt
translative Lavvassaareks Lavvassaariks, Lavvassaariloiks
essive Lavvassaarenna, Lavvassaareen Lavvassaarinna, Lavvassaariloinna, Lavvassaariin, Lavvassaariloin
exessive1) Lavvassaarent Lavvassaarint, Lavvassaariloint
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 254