Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *hëëno. Cognates include Finnish hieno and Veps hen.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

heeno (comparative heenomp)

  1. fine
  2. small, little
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
      Jos hyväst katsoa pintamaan sloijaa jyrkäst rannast, nii hänes saap nähä eläviä ja koolleita kasvon juuriloja ja männävootist märkänevvää heinää, eläviä ja kuollehia itikkaisia, matokkaisia ja muita heenoja elokkaja.
      If you look well at the layer of topsoil from the steep shore, then in it it's possible to see living and dead roots of plants and last year's rotten hay, living and dead bugs, worms and other little animals.

Declension edit

Declension of heeno (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative heeno heenot
genitive heenon heenoin, heenoloin
partitive heenoa heenoja, heenoloja
illative heenoo heenoi, heenoloihe
inessive heenoos heenois, heenolois
elative heenost heenoist, heenoloist
allative heenolle heenoille, heenoloille
adessive heenool heenoil, heenoloil
ablative heenolt heenoilt, heenoloilt
translative heenoks heenoiks, heenoloiks
essive heenonna, heenoon heenoinna, heenoloinna, heenoin, heenoloin
exessive1) heenont heenoint, heenoloint
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 edit

Descendants edit

  • Votic: heeno

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 60

Votic edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ingrian heeno.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈheːno/, [ˈheːno]
  • Rhymes: -eːno
  • Hyphenation: hee‧no

Adjective edit

heeno

  1. fine, thin

Inflection edit

Declension of heeno (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative heeno heenod
genitive heeno heenojõ, heenoi
partitive heenoa heenoitõ, heenoi
illative heenosõ, heeno heenoisõ
inessive heenoz heenoiz
elative heenossõ heenoissõ
allative heenolõ heenoilõ
adessive heenollõ heenoillõ
ablative heenoltõ heenoiltõ
translative heenossi heenoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References edit

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “heeno”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn