sinitsa

Ingrian

Sinitsa.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian синица (sinica).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsinit͡sɑ/, [ˈs̠init͡s̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsinit͡sɑ/, [ˈʃinit͡sɑ]
• Rhymes: -init͡s, -init͡sɑ
• Hyphenation: si‧nit‧sa

Noun

sinitsa

1. chickadee
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 45:

     Sinitsat ovat metsiin, parkkoin, saaduloin eläjät.

     The chickadees are inhebitants of forests, parks and gardens.

Declension

Declension of sinitsa (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	sinitsa	sinitsat
genitive	sinitsan	sinitsoin
partitive	sinitsaa	sinitsoja
illative	sinitsaa	sinitsoihe
inessive	sinitsaas	sinitsois
elative	sinitsast	sinitsoist
allative	sinitsalle	sinitsoille
adessive	sinitsaal	sinitsoil
ablative	sinitsalt	sinitsoilt
translative	sinitsaks	sinitsoiks
essive	sinitsanna, sinitsaan	sinitsoinna, sinitsoin
exessive1)	sinitsant	sinitsoint
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.

Synonyms

• keltarinta, sinicka