Ingrian

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Etymology

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From greecina (buckwheat) +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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greecinain (comparative greecinaisemp)

  1. buckwheat

Declension

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Declension of greecinain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative greecinain greecinaiset
genitive greecinaisen greecinaisiin
partitive greecinaista, greecinaist greecinaisia
illative greecinaisee greecinaisii
inessive greecinaisees greecinaisiis
elative greecinaisest greecinaisist
allative greecinaiselle greecinaisille
adessive greecinaiseel greecinaisiil
ablative greecinaiselt greecinaisilt
translative greecinaiseks greecinaisiks
essive greecinaisenna, greecinaiseen greecinaisinna, greecinaisiin
exessive1) greecinaisent greecinaisint
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 206