sotamees
Ingrian
Etymology
From sota (“war”) + mees (“man”). Akin to Finnish sotamies.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsotɑˌmeːs/, [ˈs̠o̞tɑˌmeːs̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsotɑˌmeːs/, [ˈʃo̞d̥ɑˌme̝ːʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -eːs
- Hyphenation: so‧ta‧mees
Noun
sotamees
- soldier
- (card games) jack
Declension
| Declension of sotamees (type 2/mees, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | sotamees | sotameehet |
| genitive | sotameehen | sotameehiin |
| partitive | sotameestä, sotameest | sotameehiä |
| illative | sotameehee | sotameehii |
| inessive | sotameehees | sotameehiis |
| elative | sotameehest | sotameehist |
| allative | sotameehelle | sotameehille |
| adessive | sotameeheel | sotameehiil |
| ablative | sotameehelt | sotameehilt |
| translative | sotameeheks | sotameehiks |
| essive | sotameehennä, sotameeheen | sotameehinnä, sotameehiin |
| exessive1) | sotameehent | sotameehint |
| 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
- (jack): valetti
Antonyms
- (soldier): voljnoi
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 535