Ingrian

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Etymology

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From umpi (thick snow) +‎ -nain. Akin to Finnish umpinainen.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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umpinain (comparative umpinaisemp)

  1. solid
  2. walled
  3. dark
  4. foggy

Declension

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Declension of umpinain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative umpinain umpinaiset
genitive umpinaisen umpinaisiin
partitive umpinaista, umpinaist umpinaisia
illative umpinaisee umpinaisii
inessive umpinaisees umpinaisiis
elative umpinaisest umpinaisist
allative umpinaiselle umpinaisille
adessive umpinaiseel umpinaisiil
ablative umpinaiselt umpinaisilt
translative umpinaiseks umpinaisiks
essive umpinaisenna, umpinaiseen umpinaisinna, umpinaisiin
exessive1) umpinaisent umpinaisint
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 623