alempain

Ingrian

Etymology

From the hypothetical *alemp +‎ -in, from the comparative of Proto-Finnic *ala.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlempɑi̯ne/, [ˈɑɫe̞mpəi̯n]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlempɑi̯n/, [ˈɑɫe̞mpɑi̯n]
• Rhymes: -ɑlempɑi̯n
• Hyphenation: a‧lem‧pain

Adjective

alempain

1. below
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 4:

     Lukekaa alempain stiha.

     Read the poem below.

Declension

Declension of alempain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	alempain	alempaiset
genitive	alempaisen	alempaisiin
partitive	alempaista, alempaist	alempaisia
illative	alempaisee	alempaisii
inessive	alempaisees	alempaisiis
elative	alempaisest	alempaisist
allative	alempaiselle	alempaisille
adessive	alempaiseel	alempaisiil
ablative	alempaiselt	alempaisilt
translative	alempaiseks	alempaisiks
essive	alempaisenna, alempaiseen	alempaisinna, alempaisiin
exessive1)	alempaisent	alempaisint
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.

Related terms

• See ala-

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 11