meehusta
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic [Term?], equivalent to meeh- (“man”) + -usta. Cognates include Finnish miehusta and dialectal Estonian mehus.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmeːhustɑ/, [ˈmeːhŭs̠t]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmeːhustɑ/, [ˈme̝ːhuʃtɑ]
- Rhymes: -eːhustɑ
- Hyphenation: mee‧hus‧ta
Noun
meehusta
- border, hem (lower part of a woman's shirt or bodice)
Declension
| Declension of meehusta (type 3/koira, st-ss gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | meehusta | meehussat |
| genitive | meehussan | meehustiin |
| partitive | meehustaa | meehustia |
| illative | meehustaa | meehustii |
| inessive | meehussaas | meehussiis |
| elative | meehussast | meehussist |
| allative | meehussalle | meehussille |
| adessive | meehussaal | meehussiil |
| ablative | meehussalt | meehussilt |
| translative | meehussaks | meehussiks |
| essive | meehustanna, meehustaan | meehustinna, meehustiin |
| exessive1) | meehustant | meehustint |
| 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
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 307