foofana

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian фофан (fofan).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈfoːfɑnɑ/, [ˈfoːfən]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈfoːfɑnɑ/, [ˈfo̝ːfɑnɑ]
• Rhymes: -oːfɑn, -oːfɑnɑ
• Hyphenation: foo‧fa‧na

Noun

foofana

1. fool, idiot

Declension

Declension of foofana (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	foofana	foofanat
genitive	foofanan	foofanoin
partitive	foofanaa	foofanoja
illative	foofanaa	foofanoihe
inessive	foofanaas	foofanois
elative	foofanast	foofanoist
allative	foofanalle	foofanoille
adessive	foofanaal	foofanoil
ablative	foofanalt	foofanoilt
translative	foofanaks	foofanoiks
essive	foofananna, foofanaan	foofanoinna, foofanoin
exessive1)	foofanant	foofanoint
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.

Synonyms

• (idiot): durakka, vohma, hapalka, oolo, tuhkuri, tuhkapää, tuhkapussi, bolvana

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 39