irvillää
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Ingrian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the possessed allative singular of Proto-Finnic *irvi.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈirʋilːæː/, [ˈirʋəlʲːæ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈirʋilːæː/, [ˈirʋilːæː]
- Rhymes: -irʋilːæː
- Hyphenation: ir‧vil‧lää
Adverb
[edit]irvillää
- smiling, in a grimace
- Siä oot hautajaisiil, miks siun hampaat ollaa irvillää?
- You're on a funeral, why are you smiling?
- (literally, “You're on a funeral, why are your teeth in a grimace?”)
Related terms
[edit]- irvistää (“to grin”)
References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 94