metsokana

Ingrian

Etymology

From metso (“capercaillie”) +‎ kana (“hen”).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmet͡soˌkɑnɑ/, [ˈme̞t͡s̠ŏ̞ˌkɑnɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmet͡soi̯ˌkɑnɑ/, [ˈme̞t͡so̞i̯ˌɡ̊ɑnɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
• Hyphenation: met‧so‧ka‧na

Noun

metsokana

1. female capercaillie

Declension

Declension of metsokana (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	metsokana	metsokanat
genitive	metsokanan	metsokannoin
partitive	metsokannaa	metsokanoja
illative	metsokannaa	metsokannoi
inessive	metsokanas	metsokanois
elative	metsokanast	metsokanoist
allative	metsokanalle	metsokanoille
adessive	metsokanal	metsokanoil
ablative	metsokanalt	metsokanoilt
translative	metsokanaks	metsokanoiks
essive	metsokananna, metsokannaan	metsokanoinna, metsokannoin
exessive1)	metsokanant	metsokanoint
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 307