konslee

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From kons (when) +‎ -lee.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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konslee

  1. once (upon a time), formerly
    • 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 37:
      [] neet kons ilmahtuivat, ni Täti ain häylytti häntää, i hänest tuntui, jot hää heitä konslee näki i suvais...
      [] when they came Auntie always wagged her tail, and it seemed to her that she had at some time seen them and loved them...