letenitsa

Ingrian

Letenitsoja.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian леденец (ledenec).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈletenit͡sɑ/, [ˈlʲe̞te̞nĭt͡s̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈletenit͡sɑ/, [ˈle̞d̥e̞ˌnit͡sɑ]
• Rhymes: -etenit͡s, -it͡sɑ
• Hyphenation: le‧te‧nit‧sa

Noun

letenitsa

1. candy
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 29:

     Toisees — ruutia, haulia, tinnaa, voita, caajyä, saahkaraa, letenitsoja.

     In the other [there is] gunpowder, pellets, lead, oil, tea, sugar, candy.

Declension

Declension of letenitsa (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	letenitsa	letenitsat
genitive	letenitsan	letenitsoin
partitive	letenitsaa	letenitsoja
illative	letenitsaa	letenitsoi
inessive	letenitsaas	letenitsois
elative	letenitsast	letenitsoist
allative	letenitsalle	letenitsoille
adessive	letenitsaal	letenitsoil
ablative	letenitsalt	letenitsoilt
translative	letenitsaks	letenitsoiks
essive	letenitsanna, letenitsaan	letenitsoinna, letenitsoin
exessive1)	letenitsant	letenitsoint
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

• toomain

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 257