siantappajaiset

Ingrian

Etymology

From sian (“of a pig”) +‎ tappaa (“to kill”) +‎ -iaiset.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɑnˌtɑpːɑjɑi̯set/, [ˈs̠iɑnˌtɑpːəˌjɑi̯s̠e̞d]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsiɑnˌtɑpːɑjɑi̯set/, [ˈʃiɑnˌd̥ɑpːɑˌjɑi̯ʒ̥e̞d̥], /ˈsiɑnˌtɑpːɑjɑi̯st/, [ˈʃiɑnˌd̥ɑpːɑjɑi̯ʃt]
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯set, -ɑpːɑjɑi̯st
• Hyphenation: si‧an‧tap‧pa‧jai‧set

Noun

siantappajaiset (plural only)

1. festivities before Saint Nicholas Day involving the slaughtering of pigs

Declension

Declension of siantappajaiset (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	—	siantappajaiset
genitive	—	siantappajaisiin
partitive	—	siantappajaisia
illative	—	siantappajaisii
inessive	—	siantappajaisiis
elative	—	siantappajaisist
allative	—	siantappajaisille
adessive	—	siantappajaisiil
ablative	—	siantappajaisilt
translative	—	siantappajaisiks
essive	—	siantappajaisinna, siantappajaisiin
exessive1)	—	siantappajaisint
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 522