Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *rooja. Cognates include Finnish ruoja and Estonian roe.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

rooja

  1. dirt, mud

Declension edit

Declension of rooja (type 3/koira, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative rooja roojat
genitive roojan roojiin
partitive roojaa roojia
illative roojaa roojii
inessive roojaas roojiis
elative roojast roojist
allative roojalle roojille
adessive roojaal roojiil
ablative roojalt roojilt
translative roojaks roojiks
essive roojanna, roojaan roojinna, roojiin
exessive1) roojant roojint
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.

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References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 488