staruhha

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian старуха (staruxa).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑruxːɑ/, [ˈs̠tɑruxː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑruxːɑ/, [ˈʃtɑruxːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑruxː, -ɑruxːɑ
• Hyphenation: sta‧ruh‧ha

Noun

staruhha

1. old woman
   • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 103:

     Neet ei ollaa staruhhat, a nooret tytöt.

     These aren't old women, but young girls.

Declension

Declension of staruhha (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	staruhha	staruhhat
genitive	staruhhan	staruhhoin
partitive	staruhhaa	staruhhoja
illative	staruhhaa	staruhhoihe
inessive	staruhhaas	staruhhois
elative	staruhhast	staruhhoist
allative	staruhhalle	staruhhoille
adessive	staruhhaal	staruhhoil
ablative	staruhhalt	staruhhoilt
translative	staruhhaks	staruhhoiks
essive	staruhhanna, staruhhaan	staruhhoinna, staruhhoin
exessive1)	staruhhant	staruhhoint
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

• akka, ämmä, ämmö

Coordinate terms

• ukko, äijä, starikka (“old man”)

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 544