soomalain
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *soomalainën, equivalent to soomi (“Finn”) + -lain. Cognates include Finnish suomalainen and Estonian soomlane.
The vowel -a- is irregular, and may point to a parallel form *sooma in Proto-Finnic. A similar distribution can be found in rootsi and rootsa (“Swede”).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsoːmɑlɑi̯ne/, [ˈs̠oːməɫəi̯n]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsoːmɑlɑi̯n/, [ˈʃo̝ːmɑɫɑi̯n]
- Rhymes: -oːmɑlɑi̯n
- Hyphenation: soo‧ma‧lain
Noun
soomalain
- Finn (inhabitant of Finland)
- Finn (person of Finnish ethnicity)
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
- Territorialisest, oman elopaikan poolest, iƶorat ollaa soomalaisiin, venäläisiin, virolaisiin ja vadjalaisiin naapurinna.
- Territorially, according to [their] own place of residence, Ingrians are neighbours to Finns, Russians, Estonians and Votes.
Declension
| Declension of soomalain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | soomalain | soomalaiset |
| genitive | soomalaisen | soomalaisiin |
| partitive | soomalaista, soomalaist | soomalaisia |
| illative | soomalaisee | soomalaisii |
| inessive | soomalaisees | soomalaisiis |
| elative | soomalaisest | soomalaisist |
| allative | soomalaiselle | soomalaisille |
| adessive | soomalaiseel | soomalaisiil |
| ablative | soomalaiselt | soomalaisilt |
| translative | soomalaiseks | soomalaisiks |
| essive | soomalaisenna, soomalaiseen | soomalaisinna, soomalaisiin |
| exessive1) | soomalaisent | soomalaisint |
| 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
- Arvo Laanest (1966) “Ижорский Язык”, in Финно-Угорские и Самодийские языки (Языки народов СССР), volume 3, Moscow: Наука, page 107
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 543
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