Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian поминки (pominki).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pomintkat (plural only)

  1. mourning (period from seven weeks to a year after the death)

Declension

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Declension of pomintkat (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative pomintkat
genitive pomintkoin
partitive pomintkoja
illative pomintkoihe
inessive pomintkois
elative pomintkoist
allative pomintkoille
adessive pomintkoil
ablative pomintkoilt
translative pomintkoiks
essive pomintkoinna, pomintkoin
exessive1) pomintkoint
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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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 423

Further reading

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  • E. Päss (1939) Death, Burial and Life beyond the Grave with the Estonian Ingers and the Votes, Tartu