pomintkat

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian поминки (pominki).

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpomintkɑt/, [ˈpo̞mintkəd]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpomintkɑt/, [ˈpo̞mintkɑd̥]
  • Rhymes: -omintkɑt
  • Hyphenation: po‧mint‧kat

Noun

pomintkat (plural only)

  1. mourning (period from seven weeks to a year after the death)

Declension
Declension of pomintkat (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative — pomintkat
genitive — pomintkoin
partitive — pomintkoja
illative — pomintkoihe
inessive — pomintkois
elative — pomintkoist
allative — pomintkoille
adessive — pomintkoil
ablative — pomintkoilt
translative — pomintkoiks
essive — pomintkoinna, pomintkoin
exessive1) — pomintkoint
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
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 423

Further reading
  • E. Päss (1939) Death, Burial and Life beyond the Grave with the Estonian Ingers and the Votes, Tartu
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