Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From nurmi (lawn) +‎ saari (island).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Nurmisaari

  1. An island to the north of Kurgolovo, Kingiseppsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Declension edit

Declension of Nurmisaari (type 5/keeli, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative Nurmisaari Nurmisaaret
genitive Nurmisaaren Nurmisaariin, Nurmisaariloin
partitive Nurmisaarta, Nurmisaart Nurmisaaria, Nurmisaariloja
illative Nurmisaaree Nurmisaarii, Nurmisaariloihe
inessive Nurmisaarees Nurmisaariis, Nurmisaarilois
elative Nurmisaarest Nurmisaarist, Nurmisaariloist
allative Nurmisaarelle Nurmisaarille, Nurmisaariloille
adessive Nurmisaareel Nurmisaariil, Nurmisaariloil
ablative Nurmisaarelt Nurmisaarilt, Nurmisaariloilt
translative Nurmisaareks Nurmisaariks, Nurmisaariloiks
essive Nurmisaarenna, Nurmisaareen Nurmisaarinna, Nurmisaariloinna, Nurmisaariin, Nurmisaariloin
exessive1) Nurmisaarent Nurmisaarint, Nurmisaariloint
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 512