rooskaraha

Ingrian

Etymology

From rooska (“whip”) +‎ raha (“money”).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈroːskɑˌrɑhɑ/, [ˈroːs̠kəˌrɑhɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈroːskɑˌrɑhɑ/, [ˈro̝ːʃkɑˌrɑhɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑ
• Hyphenation: roos‧ka‧ra‧ha

Noun

rooskaraha

1. money given to a young man before he embarks on a journey to find a bride

Declension

Declension of rooskaraha (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	rooskaraha	rooskarahat
genitive	rooskarahan	rooskarahhoin
partitive	rooskarahhaa	rooskarahoja
illative	rooskarahhaa	rooskarahhoi
inessive	rooskarahas	rooskarahois
elative	rooskarahast	rooskarahoist
allative	rooskarahalle	rooskarahoille
adessive	rooskarahal	rooskarahoil
ablative	rooskarahalt	rooskarahoilt
translative	rooskarahaks	rooskarahoiks
essive	rooskarahanna, rooskarahhaan	rooskarahoinna, rooskarahhoin
exessive1)	rooskarahant	rooskarahoint
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

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 489