tovarišša

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian товарищ (tovarišč).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtoʋɑriʃːɑ/, [ˈto̞ʋɑrĭʃː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtoʋɑriʃːɑ/, [ˈto̞ʋɑˌriʃːɑ]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈtoʋɑriʃːɑ/, [ˈto̞ʋɑˌriʃːɑ]
• Rhymes: -oʋɑriʃː, -iʃːɑ
• Hyphenation: to‧va‧riš‧ša

Noun

tovarišša

1. comrade, mate
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Möö tovarişşanka jo aikaa laatisimma pioneeroille, kummat seisoit laageriis ei etähääl meijen linnast.

     For a long time, a comrade and I wanted to go to the pioneers, that were camping not far from our city.

2. (Soviet Union) comrade
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 28:

     Mitä tovarișșa Voroșilov teki Oktjabrskoi revolutsian aikaan?

     What did comrade Vorošilov do during the October revolution?

Declension

Declension of tovarišša (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	tovarišša	tovariššat
genitive	tovariššan	tovariššoin
partitive	tovariššaa	tovariššoja
illative	tovariššaa	tovariššoi
inessive	tovariššaas	tovariššois
elative	tovariššast	tovariššoist
allative	tovariššalle	tovariššoille
adessive	tovariššaal	tovariššoil
ablative	tovariššalt	tovariššoilt
translative	tovariššaks	tovariššoiks
essive	tovariššanna, tovariššaan	tovariššoinna, tovariššoin
exessive1)	tovariššant	tovariššoint
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.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 594
• Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 201