likemmälle

Ingrian
Spatial inflection of likemmälle
↗︎○ allative likemmälle
○ adessive likemmääl
○↘︎ ablative likemmält

Etymology

Formed as the allative of the comparative of liki (“close”).

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlikemːælːe/, [ˈlʲike̞mːəlʲː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlikemːælːe/, [ˈlʲiɡ̊e̞mˌmælːe̞]
  • Rhymes: -ikemːælː, -ælːe
  • Hyphenation: li‧kem‧mäl‧le

Adverb

likemmälle

  1. (of motion) closer
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10:
      Etti saavva syyvvä talvikylmääl, linnut aine likemmälle ja likemmälle mättiijäät meijen kottiin looks.
      In order to be able to eat in the winter cold, birds always drift closer and closer to our houses.

References
  • N. A. Dyachkov (2021) Русско-Ижорский разговорник [Russian-Ingrian phrasebook]‎, page 16
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