rootsa

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *roocc-.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈroːt͡sɑ/, [ˈroːt͡s̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈroːt͡sɑ/, [ˈro̝ːt͡sɑ]
• Rhymes: -oːt͡s, -oːt͡sɑ
• Hyphenation: root‧sa

Noun

rootsa

1. (in the plural) Swedes
2. (in the singular) Swedish language

Declension

Declension of rootsa (type 3/koira, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	rootsa	rootsat
genitive	rootsan	rootsiin
partitive	rootsaa	rootsia
illative	rootsaa	rootsii
inessive	rootsaas	rootsiis
elative	rootsast	rootsist
allative	rootsalle	rootsille
adessive	rootsaal	rootsiil
ablative	rootsalt	rootsilt
translative	rootsaks	rootsiks
essive	rootsanna, rootsaan	rootsinna, rootsiin
exessive1)	rootsant	rootsint
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.

Derived terms

• rootsalain

 

Related terms

• rootsi (“Lutheran”)

References

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