nagru

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Votic nagru, from Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish nauru and Estonian naer.

Pronunciation

Noun

nagru (genitive nagrun, partitive nagrua)

  1. laugh, laughter
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 58:
      Tiukku ja nagru väkevä, kunis oppia ei aleta.
      A game and a loud laugh, until they start to learn.

Declension
Declension of nagru (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative nagru nagrut
genitive nagrun nagruin, nagruloin
partitive nagrua nagruja, nagruloja
illative nagruu nagruihe, nagruloihe
inessive nagruus nagruis, nagrulois
elative nagrust nagruist, nagruloist
allative nagrulle nagruille, nagruloille
adessive nagruul nagruil, nagruloil
ablative nagrult nagruilt, nagruloilt
translative nagruks nagruiks, nagruloiks
essive nagrunna
nagruun		 nagruinna, nagruloinna
nagruin, nagruloin
exessive1) nagrunt nagruint, nagruloint
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.

Synonyms
  • nagro (originally native)

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 333
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