prostoi

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian простой (prostoj).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈprostoi̯/, [ˈpro̞s̠tŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈprostoi̯/, [ˈpro̞ʃto̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -ostoi̯
• Hyphenation: pros‧toi

Adjective

prostoi (comparative prostoimp)

1. simple, ordinary
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:

     Konsonantta ono prostoi, ja ono kakskertain.

     A consonant [can] be simple, and it [can] be double.

2. polite

   Hää on prostoi ihmiin. ― He's a polite person.

3. bad, poor (of low quality)

   Miä ossin prostoita vaatetta. ― I bought low-quality clothing.

Declension

Declension of prostoi (type 8/diikkoi, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	prostoi	prostoit
genitive	prostoin	prostoin
partitive	prostoita	prostoita
illative	prostoihe	prostoihe
inessive	prostois	prostois
elative	prostoist	prostoist
allative	prostoille	prostoille
adessive	prostoil	prostoil
ablative	prostoilt	prostoilt
translative	prostoiks	prostoiks
essive	prostoinna, prostoin	prostoinna, prostoin
exessive1)	prostoint	prostoint
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.

Synonyms

• (low-quality): ruma

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 432