poljzi
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian польза (polʹza).
Pronunciation
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpolsi/ (phonemic spelling: polsi)
- Hyphenation: polj‧zi
Noun
poljzi (genitive poljzin, partitive poljzia)
- usefulness, benefit
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 63:
- Linnut toovat poljzia.
- Birds are useful.
- (literally, “Birds yield usefulness.”)
Declension
| Declension of poljzi (type 5/vahti, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | poljzi | poljzit |
| genitive | poljzin | poljziloin |
| partitive | poljzia | poljziloja |
| illative | poljzii | poljziloihe |
| inessive | poljzis | poljzilois |
| elative | poljzist | poljziloist |
| allative | poljzille | poljziloille |
| adessive | poljzil | poljziloil |
| ablative | poljzilt | poljziloilt |
| translative | poljziks | poljziloiks |
| essive | poljzinna, poljziin | poljziloinna, poljziloin |
| exessive1) | poljzint | poljziloint |
| 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 422