vaadu

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian в аду (v adu, “in hell”).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑːdu/, [ˈʋɑːdŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑːdu/, [ˈʋɑːd̥u]
• Rhymes: -ɑːdu
• Hyphenation: vaa‧du

Noun

vaadu

1. Synonym of helvetti (“hell”)

Declension

Declension of vaadu (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	vaadu	vaadut
genitive	vaadun	vaaduin, vaaduloin
partitive	vaadua	vaaduja, vaaduloja
illative	vaaduu	vaadui, vaaduloihe
inessive	vaaduus	vaaduis, vaadulois
elative	vaadust	vaaduist, vaaduloist
allative	vaadulle	vaaduille, vaaduloille
adessive	vaaduul	vaaduil, vaaduloil
ablative	vaadult	vaaduilt, vaaduloilt
translative	vaaduks	vaaduiks, vaaduloiks
essive	vaadunna, vaaduun	vaaduinna, vaaduloinna, vaaduin, vaaduloin
exessive1)	vaadunt	vaaduint, vaaduloint
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.

Derived terms

• vaadulain

 

References

• Fedor Tumansky (1790) “вату”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 675
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 648