Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From hoppia (silver) +‎ -in. Akin to Finnish hopiainen.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

hopiain (comparative hopiaisemp)

  1. silver, silvery

Declension edit

Declension of hopiain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative hopiain hopiaiset
genitive hopiaisen hopiaisiin
partitive hopiaista, hopiaist hopiaisia
illative hopiaisee hopiaisii
inessive hopiaisees hopiaisiis
elative hopiaisest hopiaisist
allative hopiaiselle hopiaisille
adessive hopiaiseel hopiaisiil
ablative hopiaiselt hopiaisilt
translative hopiaiseks hopiaisiks
essive hopiaisenna, hopiaiseen hopiaisinna, hopiaisiin
exessive1) hopiaisent hopiaisint
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 edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 64