Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From viro (Estonians) +‎ -lain. Akin to Finnish virolainen and Votic virolain.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

virolain

  1. Estonian (person of Estonian ethnicity)
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
      Territorialisest, oman elopaikan poolest, iƶorat ollaa soomalaisiin, venäläisiin, virolaisiin ja vadjalaisiin naapurinna.
      Territorially, according to [their] own place of residence, Ingrians are neighbours to Finns, Russians, Estonians and Votes.

Declension edit

Declension of virolain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative virolain virolaiset
genitive virolaisen virolaisiin
partitive virolaista, virolaist virolaisia
illative virolaisee virolaisii
inessive virolaisees virolaisiis
elative virolaisest virolaisist
allative virolaiselle virolaisille
adessive virolaiseel virolaisiil
ablative virolaiselt virolaisilt
translative virolaiseks virolaisiks
essive virolaisenna, virolaiseen virolaisinna, virolaisiin
exessive1) virolaisent virolaisint
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.

Synonyms edit

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 669

Votic edit

Etymology edit

From viro +‎ -lain. Compare Finnish virolainen.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvirolɑi̯n/, [ˈvʲiroɫɑi̯n]
  • Rhymes: -irolɑi̯n
  • Hyphenation: vi‧ro‧lain

Noun edit

virolain

  1. Estonian (person)

Inflection edit

Declension of virolain (type XII/sinin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative virolain virolaizõd
genitive virolaizõ virolaizijõ, virolaizi
partitive virolaissõ virolaizitõ, virolaizi
illative virolaizõ, virolaizõsõ virolaizisõ
inessive virolaizõz virolaiziz
elative virolaizõssõ virolaizissõ
allative virolaizõlõ virolaizilõ
adessive virolaizõllõ virolaizillõ
ablative virolaizõltõ virolaiziltõ
translative virolaizõssi virolaizissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References edit

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn