leskimees
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Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From leski (“widower”) + mees (“husband”). Akin to Finnish leskimies.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈleskiˌmeːs/, [ˈlʲe̞s̠kĭˌmeːz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈleskiˌmeːs/, [ˈle̞ʃkiˌme̝ːʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -eːs
- Hyphenation: les‧ki‧mees
Noun[edit]
leskimees
- widower (husband whose wife passed away)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of leskimees (type 2/mees, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | leskimees | leskimeehet |
| genitive | leskimeehen | leskimeehiin |
| partitive | leskimeestä, leskimeest | leskimeehiä |
| illative | leskimeehee | leskimeehii |
| inessive | leskimeehees | leskimeehiis |
| elative | leskimeehest | leskimeehist |
| allative | leskimeehelle | leskimeehille |
| adessive | leskimeeheel | leskimeehiil |
| ablative | leskimeehelt | leskimeehilt |
| translative | leskimeeheks | leskimeehiks |
| essive | leskimeehennä, leskimeeheen | leskimeehinnä, leskimeehiin |
| exessive1) | leskimeehent | leskimeehint |
| 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. | ||
Hypernyms[edit]
- leski (“widow; widower”)
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 261