poljzi

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian польза (polʹza).

Pronunciation
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpolsi/ (phonemic spelling: polsi)
  • Hyphenation: polj‧zi

Noun

poljzi (genitive poljzin, partitive poljzia)

  1. usefulness, benefit
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 63:
      Linnut toovat poljzia.
      Birds are useful.
      (literally, “Birds yield usefulness.”)

Declension
Declension of poljzi (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative poljzi poljzit
genitive poljzin poljziloin
partitive poljzia poljziloja
illative poljzii poljziloihe
inessive poljzis poljzilois
elative poljzist poljziloist
allative poljzille poljziloille
adessive poljzil poljziloil
ablative poljzilt poljziloilt
translative poljziks poljziloiks
essive poljzinna,
poljziin		 poljziloinna,
poljziloin
exessive1) poljzint poljziloint
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 422
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