svaana

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian сван (svan).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsʋɑːnɑ/, [ˈs̠ʋɑːn]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsʋɑːnɑ/, [ˈʃʋɑːnɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn, -ɑːnɑ
  • Hyphenation: svaa‧na

Noun

svaana

  1. (in the plural) Svans
    • 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 103:
      Svaanat ahkerast viljelööt ommia peenijä peltoja.
      The Svans farm their own small fields diligently.
  2. (in the singular) Svan language

Declension

Declension of svaana (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative svaana svaanat
genitive svaanan svaanoin
partitive svaanaa svaanoja
illative svaanaa svaanoi
inessive svaanaas svaanois
elative svaanast svaanoist
allative svaanalle svaanoille
adessive svaanaal svaanoil
ablative svaanalt svaanoilt
translative svaanaks svaanoiks
essive svaananna, svaanaan svaanoinna, svaanoin
exessive1) svaanant svaanoint
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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