sittoa

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sitodak. Cognates include Finnish sitoa and Estonian siduta.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsitːoɑ/
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsitˑoːɑ/ (phonemic spelling: sittooa)
  • Hyphenation: sit‧to‧a

Verb

sittoa

  1. (transitive) to bind, tie
  2. (transitive, passive, + comitative) to be related to
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
      Naapurikeeliin, suomen [sic], viron ja vadjan keeliin kera iƶoran keeli ono siottu oman strukturan, fonettisen, äänisostavan, kautta, mut iƶoran keeleel ono suur yhtehös i karjalan keelen kera.
      Of [its] neighbouring languages, the Ingrian language is related to the Finnish, Estonian and Votic languages through [its] own structure, that of phonetics, the inventory of sounds, but the Ingrian language has a strong connection with the Karelian language, too.

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 530
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