Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From vara (safety) +‎ muna (egg).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

varamuna

  1. nest egg

Declension edit

Declension of varamuna (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative varamuna varamunat
genitive varamunan varamunniin
partitive varamunnaa varamunnia
illative varamunnaa varamunnii
inessive varamunas varamunis
elative varamunast varamunist
allative varamunalle varamunille
adessive varamunal varamunil
ablative varamunalt varamunilt
translative varamunaks varamuniks
essive varamunanna, varamunnaan varamuninna, varamunniin
exessive1) varamunant varamunint
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 640