lekama

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Related to Estonian lõge and Votic lekama.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlekɑmɑ/, [ˈlʲe̞kɑm]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlekɑːmɑ/, [ˈle̞kˑɑːmɑ]
• Rhymes: -ekɑm, -ekɑːmɑ
• Hyphenation: le‧ka‧ma

Noun

lekama

1. temple; fontanelle (top of the head)
2. molten region in the ice

Declension

Declension of lekama (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lekama	lekamat
genitive	lekaman	lekamoin
partitive	lekamaa	lekamoja
illative	lekamaa	lekamoihe
inessive	lekamaas	lekamois
elative	lekamast	lekamoist
allative	lekamalle	lekamoille
adessive	lekamaal	lekamoil
ablative	lekamalt	lekamoilt
translative	lekamaks	lekamoiks
essive	lekamanna, lekamaan	lekamoinna, lekamoin
exessive1)	lekamant	lekamoint
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

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 260