Ingrian

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Etymology

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From tumma (dark) +‎ veri (blood) +‎ -in. Akin to Finnish tummaverinen.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tummaveriin (comparative tummaverisemp)

  1. dark-haired and/or swarthy

Declension

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Declension of tummaveriin (type 1/jokahiin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative tummaveriin tummaveriset
genitive tummaverisen tummaverisiin
partitive tummaverista, tummaverist tummaverisia
illative tummaverisee tummaverisii
inessive tummaverises tummaverisis
elative tummaverisest tummaverisist
allative tummaveriselle tummaverisille
adessive tummaverisel tummaverisil
ablative tummaveriselt tummaverisilt
translative tummaveriseks tummaverisiks
essive tummaverisenna, tummaveriseen tummaverisinna, tummaverisiin
exessive1) tummaverisent tummaverisint
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 608