Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From uuttu (hole) +‎ rahi (bench). Compare Finnish reikätuoli (literally hole chair) (dialectally reikärahi (literally hole bench)).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

uutturahi

  1. A type of bench with a hole in the middle where a child is put into in order to strengthen his leg muscles. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension edit

Declension of uutturahi (type 5/vahti, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative uutturahi uutturahit
genitive uutturahin uutturahhiin, uutturahiloin
partitive uutturahhia uutturahija, uutturahiloja
illative uutturahhii uutturahhii, uutturahiloihe
inessive uutturahis uutturahiis, uutturahilois
elative uutturahist uutturahiist, uutturahiloist
allative uutturahille uutturahiille, uutturahiloille
adessive uutturahil uutturahiil, uutturahiloil
ablative uutturahilt uutturahiilt, uutturahiloilt
translative uutturahiks uutturahiiks, uutturahiloiks
essive uutturahinna, uutturahhiin uutturahiinna, uutturahiloinna, uutturahhiin, uutturahiloin
exessive1) uutturahint uutturahiint, uutturahiloint
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 edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 628