kulkkumuna

Ingrian

FWOTD – 10 October 2024

Etymology

From kulkku (throat) +‎ muna (egg).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkulkːuˌmunɑ/, [ˈkuɫkːŭˌmunɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkulkːuˌmunɑ/, [ˈkuɫkːuˌmunɑ]
  • Rhymes: -unɑ
  • Hyphenation: kulk‧ku‧mu‧na

Noun

kulkkumuna

  1. Adam's apple

Declension

Declension of kulkkumuna (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative kulkkumuna kulkkumunat
genitive kulkkumunan kulkkumunniin
partitive kulkkumunnaa kulkkumunnia
illative kulkkumunnaa kulkkumunnii
inessive kulkkumunas kulkkumunis
elative kulkkumunast kulkkumunist
allative kulkkumunalle kulkkumunille
adessive kulkkumunal kulkkumunil
ablative kulkkumunalt kulkkumunilt
translative kulkkumunaks kulkkumuniks
essive kulkkumunanna, kulkkumunnaan kulkkumuninna, kulkkumunniin
exessive1) kulkkumunant kulkkumunint
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

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 216