Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From villa (wool) +‎ lammas (sheep).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋilːɑˌlɑmːɑs/, [ˈʋiɫːəˌɫɑmːəz̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋilːɑˌlɑmːɑs/, [ˈʋiɫːɑˌɫɑmːɑʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmːɑs
  • Hyphenation: vil‧la‧lam‧mas

Noun edit

villalammas

  1. unsheared sheep

Declension edit

Declension of villalammas (type 2/patsas, mp-mm gradation)
singular plural
nominative villalammas villalampaat
genitive villalampaan villalampain
partitive villalammasta, villalammast villalampaita, villalampaja
illative villalampaasse villalampaisse
inessive villalampaas villalampais
elative villalampaast villalampaist
allative villalampaalle villalampaille
adessive villalampaal villalampail
ablative villalampaalt villalampailt
translative villalampaaks villalampaiks
essive villalampaanna, villalampaan villalampainna, villalampain
exessive1) villalampaant villalampaint
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 667