ventsa

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian венец (venec).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋent͡sɑ/, [ˈʋe̞nt͡s̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋent͡sɑ/, [ˈʋe̞nt͡sɑ]
• Rhymes: -ent͡s, -ent͡sɑ
• Hyphenation: vent‧sa

Noun

ventsa

1. headdress worn by brides in a wedding
2. layer of logs; layer of timbers

Declension

Declension of ventsa (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	ventsa	ventsat
genitive	ventsan	ventsoin
partitive	ventsaa	ventsoja
illative	ventsaa	ventsoi
inessive	ventsaas	ventsois
elative	ventsast	ventsoist
allative	ventsalle	ventsoille
adessive	ventsaal	ventsoil
ablative	ventsalt	ventsoilt
translative	ventsaks	ventsoiks
essive	ventsanna, ventsaan	ventsoinna, ventsoin
exessive1)	ventsant	ventsoint
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

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 653