cerepaha

Ingrian

Cerepaha.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian черепаха (čerepaxa).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃerepɑhɑ/, [ˈt͡ʃe̞re̞ˌpɑhɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃerepɑhɑ/, [ˈt͡ʃe̞re̞ˌb̥ɑhɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
• Hyphenation: ce‧re‧pa‧ha

Noun

cerepaha

1. turtle, tortoise
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 42:

     Cerepahat kovast erittäijäät toisist röömijäelokkaist.

     The turtles differ greatly from other reptiles.

Declension

Declension of cerepaha (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	cerepaha	cerepahat
genitive	cerepahan	cerepahhoin
partitive	cerepahhaa	cerepahoja
illative	cerepahhaa	cerepahhoi
inessive	cerepahas	cerepahois
elative	cerepahast	cerepahoist
allative	cerepahalle	cerepahoille
adessive	cerepahal	cerepahoil
ablative	cerepahalt	cerepahoilt
translative	cerepahaks	cerepahoiks
essive	cerepahanna, cerepahhaan	cerepahoinna, cerepahhoin
exessive1)	cerepahant	cerepahoint
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.