Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *nëuvo (tool). Cognates include Finnish neuvo (resource) and Estonian nõu (plan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nevvo

  1. (piece of) advice
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
      Tämän kirjan käsikirjutoksen tarkasti professora D. V. Bubrih ja antoi nevvoja, kummat avittivat kirjast praavittaa monikkaita defektoja.
      Professor D. V. Bubrikh checked the manuscript of this book and gave pieces of advice, which helped to correct some defects from the book.
  2. equipment for catching fish

Declension

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Declension of nevvo (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative nevvo nevvot
genitive nevvon nevvoin, nevvoloin
partitive nevvoa nevvoja, nevvoloja
illative nevvoo nevvoi, nevvoloihe
inessive nevvoos nevvois, nevvolois
elative nevvost nevvoist, nevvoloist
allative nevvolle nevvoille, nevvoloille
adessive nevvool nevvoil, nevvoloil
ablative nevvolt nevvoilt, nevvoloilt
translative nevvoks nevvoiks, nevvoloiks
essive nevvonna, nevvoon nevvoinna, nevvoloinna, nevvoin, nevvoloin
exessive1) nevvont nevvoint, nevvoloint
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

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  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 339