noorus

Ingrian

Etymology

From noori (“young”) +‎ -us. Akin to Finnish nuoruus and Estonian noorus.

Pronunciation
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnoːrus/
  • Hyphenation: noo‧rus

Noun

noorus (genitive nooruen, partitive noorutta)

  1. youth (period of life)

Declension
Declension of noorus (type 2/oikehus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative noorus nooruet
genitive nooruen nooruksiin
partitive noorutta nooruksia
illative nooruee nooruksii
inessive noorues nooruksis
elative nooruest nooruksist
allative nooruelle nooruksille
adessive nooruel nooruksil
ablative nooruelt nooruksilt
translative noorueks nooruksiks
essive nooruenna,
noorueen		 nooruksinna,
nooruksiin
exessive1) nooruent nooruksint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

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 348
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