tovarišša

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian товарищ (tovarišč).

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtoʋɑriʃːɑ/, [ˈto̞ʋɑrĭʃː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtoʋɑriʃːɑ/, [ˈto̞ʋɑˌriʃːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -oʋɑriʃː, -iʃːɑ
  • Hyphenation: to‧va‧riš‧ša

Noun

tovarišša

  1. comrade, mate
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
      Möö tovarişşanka jo aikaa laatisimma pioneeroille, kummat seisoit laageriis ei etähääl meijen linnast.
      For a long time, a comrade and I wanted to go to the pioneers, that were camping not far from our city.
  2. (Soviet Union) comrade
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 28:
      Mitä tovarișșa Voroșilov teki Oktjabrskoi revolutsian aikaan?
      What did comrade Vorošilov do during the October revolution?

Declension
Declension of tovarišša (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative tovarišša tovariššat
genitive tovariššan tovariššoin
partitive tovariššaa tovariššoja
illative tovariššaa tovariššoi
inessive tovariššaas tovariššois
elative tovariššast tovariššoist
allative tovariššalle tovariššoille
adessive tovariššaal tovariššoil
ablative tovariššalt tovariššoilt
translative tovariššaks tovariššoiks
essive tovariššanna, tovariššaan tovariššoinna, tovariššoin
exessive1) tovariššant tovariššoint
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 594
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