baabuška

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бабушка (babuška).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːbuʃkɑ/, [ˈbɑːbŭʃk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːbuʃkɑ/, [ˈpɑːb̥uʃkɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑːbuʃk, -ɑːbuʃkɑ
• Hyphenation: baa‧buš‧ka

Noun

baabuška

1. granny, grandma

Declension

Declension of baabuška (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	baabuška	baabuškat
genitive	baabuškan	baabuškoin
partitive	baabuškaa	baabuškoja
illative	baabuškaa	baabuškoihe
inessive	baabuškaas	baabuškois
elative	baabuškast	baabuškoist
allative	baabuškalle	baabuškoille
adessive	baabuškaal	baabuškoil
ablative	baabuškalt	baabuškoilt
translative	baabuškaks	baabuškoiks
essive	baabuškanna, baabuškaan	baabuškoinna, baabuškoin
exessive1)	baabuškant	baabuškoint
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

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 390