leskimees

Ingrian

Etymology

From leski (widower) + mees (husband). Akin to Finnish leskimies.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈleskiˌmeːs/, [ˈlʲe̞s̠kĭˌmeːz̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈleskiˌmeːs/, [ˈle̞ʃkiˌme̝ːʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -eːs
  • Hyphenation: les‧ki‧mees

Noun

leskimees

  1. widower (husband whose wife passed away)

Declension

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

  • leski (widow; widower)

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 261
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