seestarain

Ingrian

Etymology

From seestara (“currant”) +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈseːstɑrɑi̯ne/, [ˈs̠eːs̠tərəi̯n]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈseːstɑrɑi̯n/, [ˈʃe̝ːʃtɑrɑi̯n]
• Rhymes: -eːstɑrɑi̯n
• Hyphenation: sees‧ta‧rain

Noun

seestarain

1. diminutive of seestara

Declension

Declension of seestarain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	seestarain	seestaraiset
genitive	seestaraisen	seestaraisiin
partitive	seestaraista, seestaraist	seestaraisia
illative	seestaraisee	seestaraisii
inessive	seestaraisees	seestaraisiis
elative	seestaraisest	seestaraisist
allative	seestaraiselle	seestaraisille
adessive	seestaraiseel	seestaraisiil
ablative	seestaraiselt	seestaraisilt
translative	seestaraiseks	seestaraisiks
essive	seestaraisenna, seestaraiseen	seestaraisinna, seestaraisiin
exessive1)	seestaraisent	seestaraisint
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

• punain seestarain
• seestaraispehko
• seestaraisripsu

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 522