lunassus

Ingrian

Etymology

From lunastaa (“to repay”) +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlunɑsːus/, [ˈɫunɑs̠ːŭz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlunɑsːus/, [ˈɫunɑʃːuʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -unɑsːus
• Hyphenation: lu‧nas‧sus

Noun

lunassus

1. repayment
   • 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 18:

     Lase siä, vanhus, minnua merree,
     Siulle lunassuksen miä annan,

     Release me, old man, into the sea,
     I will repay you.

     (literally, “I will give you a repayment.”)

Declension

Declension of lunassus (type 2/petos, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lunassus	lunassukset
genitive	lunassuksen	lunassuksiin
partitive	lunassusta, lunassust	lunassuksia
illative	lunassuksee	lunassuksii
inessive	lunassuksees	lunassuksiis
elative	lunassuksest	lunassuksist
allative	lunassukselle	lunassuksille
adessive	lunassukseel	lunassuksiil
ablative	lunassukselt	lunassuksilt
translative	lunassukseks	lunassuksiks
essive	lunassuksenna, lunassukseen	lunassuksinna, lunassuksiin
exessive1)	lunassuksent	lunassuksint
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.