Ingrian

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Etymology

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From earlier *veljyt, from veljä (brother) +‎ -yt.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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velvyt

  1. diminutive of veljä

Declension

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Declension of velvyt (type 7/kevät, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative velvyt velvyet
genitive velvyen velvyein
partitive velvyttä velvyeitä
illative velvyesse velvyeisse
inessive velvyees velvyeis
elative velvyest velvyeist
allative velvyelle velvyeille
adessive velvyeel velvyeil
ablative velvyelt velvyeilt
translative velvyeks velvyeiks
essive velvyennä, velvyeen velvyeinnä, velvyein
exessive1) velvyent velvyeint
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 652