Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian ненец (nenec).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nentsa

  1. Nenets (person)
    • 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 26:
      Nentsat ollaa oleni[l]oin kasvattajat.
      The Nenets are the growers of deer.
  2. (in the singular) Nenets language
    Miä en läkkää nentsaks.I don't speak Nenets.

Declension edit

Declension of nentsa (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative nentsa nentsat
genitive nentsan nentsoin
partitive nentsaa nentsoja
illative nentsaa nentsoi
inessive nentsaas nentsois
elative nentsast nentsoist
allative nentsalle nentsoille
adessive nentsaal nentsoil
ablative nentsalt nentsoilt
translative nentsaks nentsoiks
essive nentsanna, nentsaan nentsoinna, nentsoin
exessive1) nentsant nentsoint
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.