hiisnoi

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian хищный (xiščnyj).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhiːsnoi̯/, [ˈhiːs̠nŏ̞̥]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhiːsnoi̯/, [ˈhiːʒ̥no̞i̯]
  • Rhymes: -iːsnoi̯
  • Hyphenation: hiis‧noi

Adjective

hiisnoi (comparative hiisnoimp)

  1. (biology) carnivorous
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 24:
      Mut jos ei olis kasvoloja, ni siis ei olis kasvonsööjiä elokkaita: ja siis ei olis toittua hiisnoille zveerilöille.
      But if there weren't any plants, then there wouldn't be any herbivorous animals: and as such there wouldn't be nutrients for the carnivorous animals.

Declension

Declension of hiisnoi (type 8/diikkoi, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative hiisnoi hiisnoit
genitive hiisnoin hiisnoin
partitive hiisnoita hiisnoita
illative hiisnoihe hiisnoihe
inessive hiisnois hiisnois
elative hiisnoist hiisnoist
allative hiisnoille hiisnoille
adessive hiisnoil hiisnoil
ablative hiisnoilt hiisnoilt
translative hiisnoiks hiisnoiks
essive hiisnoinna, hiisnoin hiisnoinna, hiisnoin
exessive1) hiisnoint hiisnoint
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.

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