sapara

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sapara. Cognates include Finnish saparo and Estonian saba.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑpɑrɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑpɑr]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑpɑːrɑ/, [ˈʃɑpˑɑːrɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑr, -ɑpɑːrɑ
• Hyphenation: sa‧pa‧ra

Noun

sapara

1. pigtail (tail of a pig)

Declension

Declension of sapara (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	sapara	saparat
genitive	saparan	saparoin
partitive	saparaa	saparoja
illative	saparaa	saparoihe
inessive	saparaas	saparois
elative	saparast	saparoist
allative	saparalle	saparoille
adessive	saparaal	saparoil
ablative	saparalt	saparoilt
translative	saparaks	saparoiks
essive	saparanna, saparaan	saparoinna, saparoin
exessive1)	saparant	saparoint
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 506