korkehus
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *korkeduc, equivalent to korkia (“high”) + -us. Cognates include Finnish korkeus and Estonian kõrgus.
Pronunciation
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkorkehus/
- Hyphenation: kor‧ke‧hus
Noun
korkehus (genitive korkehuen, partitive korkehutta)
- height
- altitude
Declension
| Declension of korkehus (type 2/oikehus, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | korkehus | korkehuet |
| genitive | korkehuen | korkehuksiin |
| partitive | korkehutta | korkehuksia |
| illative | korkehuee | korkehuksii |
| inessive | korkehues | korkehuksis |
| elative | korkehuest | korkehuksist |
| allative | korkehuelle | korkehuksille |
| adessive | korkehuel | korkehuksil |
| ablative | korkehuelt | korkehuksilt |
| translative | korkehueks | korkehuksiks |
| essive | korkehuenna, korkehueen | korkehuksinna, korkehuksiin |
| exessive1) | korkehuent | korkehuksint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) | ||
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 57
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 195