ouna

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *ouna. Cognate with Estonian õun.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ouna

  1. (rare) Synonym of omena
    • 1916, V. Alava, quoting Mari Nyrhi, “2413. Narvusi, Vyötermaa. X75”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[1], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 10-11:
      Yks' oli ounapuu kylässä, // Yks' oli ouna ounapuussa.
      There was one apple tree in the village, // There was one apple in the apple tree

Declension

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Declension of ouna (type 3/koira, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ouna ounat
genitive ounan ouniin
partitive ounaa ounia
illative ounaa ounii
inessive ounaas ouniis
elative ounast ounist
allative ounalle ounille
adessive ounaal ouniil
ablative ounalt ounilt
translative ounaks ouniks
essive ounanna, ounaan ouninna, ouniin
exessive1) ounant ounint
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.

Derived terms

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