Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian совесть (sovestʹ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sovesti

  1. conscience

Declension

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Declension of sovesti (type 5/vahti, st-ss gradation)
singular plural
nominative sovesti sovessit
genitive sovessin sovestiin, sovestiloin
partitive sovestia sovestija, sovestiloja
illative sovestii sovestii, sovestiloihe
inessive sovessiis sovestiis, sovestilois
elative sovessist sovestiist, sovestiloist
allative sovessille sovestiille, sovestiloille
adessive sovessiil sovestiil, sovestiloil
ablative sovessilt sovestiilt, sovestiloilt
translative sovessiks sovestiiks, sovestiloiks
essive sovestinna, sovestiin sovestiinna, sovestiloinna, sovestiin, sovestiloin
exessive1) sovestint sovestiint, sovestiloint
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

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 541