peeni
See also: pẹẹni
Estonian
Adjective
peeni
- partitive plural of peen
Ingrian
Alternative forms
- peen
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *peeni. Cognates include Finnish pieni and Estonian peen.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpeːni/, [ˈpeːn]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpeːni/, [ˈpe̝ːni]
- Rhymes: -eːni
- Hyphenation: pee‧ni
- Homophone: peena
Adjective
peeni (comparative peenemp)
- small
- 1936, L. G. Terehova; V. G. Erdeli, Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
- Mänimmä yli peenen joen, yli suuren niityn mänimmä.
- We crossed a small river, we crossed a big meadow.
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- little, young
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
- Tahtoi Ljoșa peent velloa Borjaa noissa opettammaa kirjaa lukomaa.
- Ljoša wanted to begin to teach [his] little brother Borja to read a book.
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Declension
| Declension of peeni (type 5/keeli, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | peeni | peenet |
| genitive | peenen | peeniin, peenilöin |
| partitive | peentä, peent | peeniä, peenilöjä |
| illative | peenee | peenii, peenilöihe |
| inessive | peenees | peeniis, peenilöis |
| elative | peenest | peenist, peenilöist |
| allative | peenelle | peenille, peenilöille |
| adessive | peeneel | peeniil, peenilöil |
| ablative | peenelt | peenilt, peenilöilt |
| translative | peeneks | peeniks, peenilöiks |
| essive | peenennä, peeneen | peeninnä, peenilöinnä, peeniin, peenilöin |
| exessive1) | peenent | peenint, peenilöint |
| 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
- (small): heeno
Antonyms
- (small): suur (“big”)
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 13
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 404
Votic
Alternative forms
- peen
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *peeni.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈpeːni/, [ˈpeːni]
- Rhymes: -eːni
- Hyphenation: pee‧ni
Adjective
peeni
- small, little
- fine
Inflection
| Declension of peeni (type X/tuli, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | peeni, peen | peened |
| genitive | peene | peenije, peeni |
| partitive | peente | peenite, peeni |
| illative | peene, peenese | peenije, peenise |
| inessive | peenez | peeniz |
| elative | peenesse | peenisse |
| allative | peenele | peenile |
| adessive | peenelle | peenille |
| ablative | peenelte | peenilte |
| translative | peenessi | peenissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn