Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From villa (wool) +‎ leve (fluff).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋilːɑˌleʋe/, [ˈʋiɫːəˌlʲe̞ʋe̞]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋilːɑˌleʋe/, [ˈʋiɫːɑˌle̞ʋe̞]
  • Rhymes: -eʋe
  • Hyphenation: vil‧la‧le‧ve

Noun edit

villaleve

  1. fluff of wool

Declension edit

Declension of villaleve (type 6/lähe, p-v gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative villaleve villaleppeet
genitive villaleppeen villaleppein
partitive villalevetta villaleppeita
illative villaleppeesse villaleppeisse
inessive villaleppees villaleppeis
elative villaleppeest villaleppeist
allative villaleppeelle villaleppeille
adessive villaleppeel villaleppeil
ablative villaleppeelt villaleppeilt
translative villaleppeeks villaleppeiks
essive villaleppeenna, villaleppeen villaleppeinna, villaleppein
exessive1) villaleppeent villaleppeint
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 262