Ingrian

edit

Etymology

edit

From pooli- (half-) +‎ vahva (strong).

Pronunciation

edit

Adjective

edit

poolivahva (not comparable)

  1. (phonology) secondary
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:
      Paino voip ollaa vahva, poolivahva, ja slaaboi, siis sitä voip sannoa i painottomaks.
      Stress can be primary, secondary, and tertiary, thus this can also be called unstressed.

Declension

edit
Declension of poolivahva (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative poolivahva poolivahvat
genitive poolivahvan poolivahvoin
partitive poolivahvaa poolivahvoja
illative poolivahvaa poolivahvoi
inessive poolivahvaas poolivahvois
elative poolivahvast poolivahvoist
allative poolivahvalle poolivahvoille
adessive poolivahvaal poolivahvoil
ablative poolivahvalt poolivahvoilt
translative poolivahvaks poolivahvoiks
essive poolivahvanna, poolivahvaan poolivahvoinna, poolivahvoin
exessive1) poolivahvant poolivahvoint
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.

Coordinate terms

edit