prostoi
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian простой (prostoj).
Pronunciation
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈprostoi̯/
- Hyphenation: pros‧toi
Adjective
prostoi (genitive prostoin, partitive prostoita, comparative prostoimp)
- simple, ordinary
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
- Konsonantta ono prostoi, ja ono kakskertain.
- A consonant [can] be simple, and it [can] be double.
- polite
- Hää on prostoi ihmiin. ― He's a polite person.
- bad, poor (of low quality)
- Miä ossin prostoita vaatetta. ― I bought low quality clothing.
Declension
| Declension of prostoi (type 8/maa, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | prostoi | prostoit |
| genitive | prostoin | prostoijen |
| partitive | prostoita | prostoita |
| illative | prostoihe | prostoihe |
| inessive | prostois | prostois |
| elative | prostoist | prostoist |
| allative | prostoille | prostoille |
| adessive | prostoil | prostoil |
| ablative | prostoilt | prostoilt |
| translative | prostoiks | prostoiks |
| essive | prostoinna, prostoin | prostoinna, prostoin |
| exessive1) | prostoint | prostoint |
| 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 432