drofa

Ingrian

Drofa.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian дрофа (drofa).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈdrofɑ/, [ˈdro̞fɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈdrofɑ/, [ˈtro̞fɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ofɑ
  • Hyphenation: dro‧fa

Noun

drofa

  1. bustard
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 61:
      Steeppii jäävät drofat, kiurut, steeppiorlat.
      The bustards, larks, steppe eagles stay in the steppes.

Declension

Declension of drofa (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative drofa drofat
genitive drofan droffiin
partitive droffaa droffia
illative droffaa droffii
inessive drofas drofis
elative drofast drofist
allative drofalle drofille
adessive drofal drofil
ablative drofalt drofilt
translative drofaks drofiks
essive drofanna, droffaan drofinna, droffiin
exessive1) drofant drofint
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.
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