pritana

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian приданое (pridanoje).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpritɑnɑ/, [ˈpritɑn]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpritɑːnɑ/, [ˈpritˑɑːnɑ]
• Rhymes: -itɑn, -itɑːnɑ
• Hyphenation: pri‧ta‧na

Noun

pritana

1. dowry

Declension

Declension of pritana (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	pritana	pritanat
genitive	pritanan	pritanoin
partitive	pritanaa	pritanoja
illative	pritanaa	pritanoihe
inessive	pritanaas	pritanois
elative	pritanast	pritanoist
allative	pritanalle	pritanoille
adessive	pritanaal	pritanoil
ablative	pritanalt	pritanoilt
translative	pritanaks	pritanoiks
essive	pritananna, pritanaan	pritanoinna, pritanoin
exessive1)	pritanant	pritanoint
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.

See also

• rahoittaa (“to pay dowry”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 430