komandira

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian командир (komandir).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkomɑndirɑ/, [ˈko̞mɑnˌdirɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkomɑndirɑ/, [ˈko̞mɑnˌd̥irɑ]
• Rhymes: -irɑ
• Hyphenation: ko‧man‧di‧ra

Noun

komandira

1. commander
   • 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 77:

     — Tovarișșa komandira, — sannoo, — en voi miä Harmaanka sluuƶia, antakaa miulle toin hepoin!

     — Comrade commander, — he says, — I can't serve with Harmaa, give me another horse!

Declension

Declension of komandira (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	komandira	komandirat
genitive	komandiran	komandirroin
partitive	komandirraa	komandiroja
illative	komandirraa	komandirroi
inessive	komandiras	komandirois
elative	komandirast	komandiroist
allative	komandiralle	komandiroille
adessive	komandiral	komandiroil
ablative	komandiralt	komandiroilt
translative	komandiraks	komandiroiks
essive	komandiranna, komandirraan	komandiroinna, komandirroin
exessive1)	komandirant	komandiroint
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.