grььzi

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian грызь (gryzʹ).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɡrɨːzi/, [ˈɡrɨːz̠ʲ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɡrɨːzi/, [ˈkrɨːʒ̥i]
  • Rhymes: -ɨːzʲ, -ɨːzi
  • Hyphenation: grьь‧zi

Noun

grььzi

  1. rickets
    grььzi sööp häntä
    he is suffering from rickets
    (literally, “the rickets are eating him”)

Declension

Declension of grььzi (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative grььzi grььzit
genitive grььzin grььziin, grььziloin
partitive grььzia grььzija, grььziloja
illative grььzii grььzii, grььziloihe
inessive grььziis grььziis, grььzilois
elative grььzist grььziist, grььziloist
allative grььzille grььziille, grььziloille
adessive grььziil grььziil, grььziloil
ablative grььzilt grььziilt, grььziloilt
translative grььziks grььziiks, grььziloiks
essive grььzinna, grььziin grььziinna, grььziloinna, grььziin, grььziloin
exessive1) grььzint grььziint, grььziloint
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 207