leetsa

Ingrian

Leetsa.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lëëcca. Cognates include Finnish lietso and Estonian lõõts.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈleːt͡sɑ/, [ˈlʲeːt͡s̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈleːt͡sɑ/, [ˈle̝ːt͡sɑ]
• Rhymes: -eːt͡s, -eːt͡sɑ
• Hyphenation: leet‧sa
• Homophone: liitsa

Noun

leetsa

1. bellows

Declension

Declension of leetsa (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	leetsa	leetsat
genitive	leetsan	leetsoin
partitive	leetsaa	leetsoja
illative	leetsaa	leetsoi
inessive	leetsaas	leetsois
elative	leetsast	leetsoist
allative	leetsalle	leetsoille
adessive	leetsaal	leetsoil
ablative	leetsalt	leetsoilt
translative	leetsaks	leetsoiks
essive	leetsanna, leetsaan	leetsoinna, leetsoin
exessive1)	leetsant	leetsoint
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

• leehku

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 265