Ingrian

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Etymology

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From armas (beloved) +‎ -main.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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armimain

  1. (poetic) sweetheart

Declension

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Declension of armimain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative armimain armimaiset
genitive armimaisen armimaisiin
partitive armimaista, armimaist armimaisia
illative armimaisee armimaisii
inessive armimaisees armimaisiis
elative armimaisest armimaisist
allative armimaiselle armimaisille
adessive armimaiseel armimaisiil
ablative armimaiselt armimaisilt
translative armimaiseks armimaisiks
essive armimaisenna, armimaiseen armimaisinna, armimaisiin
exessive1) armimaisent armimaisint
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 19