svojakka

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian свояк (svojak).

Pronunciation
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsʋojɑkːɑ/
  • Hyphenation: svo‧jak‧ka

Noun

svojakka

  1. uxorial brother-in-law (one's wife's sister's husband)

Declension
Declension of svojakka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative svojakka svojakat
genitive svojakan svojakkoin
partitive svojakkaa svojakkoja
illative svojakkaa svojakkoi
inessive svojakaas svojakois
elative svojakast svojakoist
allative svojakalle svojakoille
adessive svojakaal svojakoil
ablative svojakalt svojakoilt
translative svojakaks svojakoiks
essive svojakkanna, svojakkaan svojakkoinna, svojakkoin
exessive1) svojakkant svojakkoint
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 556
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