imikkoleva
Ingrian
Imikkoleva.
Etymology
From imikko (“female”) + leva (“lion”).
Pronunciation
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈimikːoi̯ˌleʋɑ/ (phonemic spelling: imikkoileva)
- Hyphenation: i‧mik‧koi‧le‧va
Noun
imikkoleva (genitive imikkolevan, partitive imikkolevvaa)
- lioness; female lion
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, N. J. Molotsova, transl., Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 52:
- Imikkoleva synnyttää 2-3 pläkikäst poikaista, kummat voittiijaat kissan poikaisii.
- The lioness bares 2-3 spotted cubs, which are similar to a cat's cubs.
Declension
| Declension of imikkoleva (type 3/kana, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | imikkoleva | imikkolevat |
| genitive | imikkolevan | imikkolevvoin |
| partitive | imikkolevvaa | imikkolevvoja |
| illative | imikkolevvaa | imikkolevvoi |
| inessive | imikkolevas | imikkolevois |
| elative | imikkolevast | imikkolevoist |
| allative | imikkolevalle | imikkolevoille |
| adessive | imikkoleval | imikkolevoil |
| ablative | imikkolevalt | imikkolevoilt |
| translative | imikkolevaks | imikkolevoiks |
| essive | imikkolevanna, imikkolevvaan | imikkolevoinna, imikkolevvoin |
| exessive1) | imikkolevant | imikkolevoint |
| 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. | ||
Coordinate terms
- kullileva (“male lion”)