mikroba

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian микроб (mikrob).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmikrobɑ/, [ˈmikrŏ̞b]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmikrobɑ/, [ˈmiɡ̊ro̞b̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ikrob, -ikrobɑ
• Hyphenation: mik‧ro‧ba

Noun

mikroba

1. microbe
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 90:

     Mikrobat ollaa tarttuviin tauttiin levittäjät.

     Microbes are the spreaders of infectious diseases.

Declension

Declension of mikroba (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	mikroba	mikrobat
genitive	mikroban	mikroboin
partitive	mikrobaa	mikroboja
illative	mikrobaa	mikroboihe
inessive	mikrobaas	mikrobois
elative	mikrobast	mikroboist
allative	mikroballe	mikroboille
adessive	mikrobaal	mikroboil
ablative	mikrobalt	mikroboilt
translative	mikrobaks	mikroboiks
essive	mikrobanna, mikrobaan	mikroboinna, mikroboin
exessive1)	mikrobant	mikroboint
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.