köyhys

Ingrian

Etymology

From köyhä (poor) + -ys. Akin to Finnish köyhyys.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkøy̯hys/, [ˈkø̞y̯hy̆z̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkøy̯hys/, [ˈkø̞y̯hyʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -øy̯hys
  • Hyphenation: köy‧hys

Noun

köyhys (uncountable)

  1. poverty

Declension

Declension of köyhys (type 2/oikehus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative köyhys
genitive köyhyen
partitive köyhyttä
illative köyhyee
inessive köyhyees
elative köyhyest
allative köyhyelle
adessive köyhyeel
ablative köyhyelt
translative köyhyeks
essive köyhyennä, köyhyeen
exessive1) köyhyent
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

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 57
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 240
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