špeili

Ingrian

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʃpei̯li/, [ˈʃpe̞i̯lʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʃpei̯li/, [ˈʃpe̞i̯li]
• Rhymes: -ei̯lʲ, -ei̯li
• Hyphenation: špei‧li

Noun

špeili

1. Alternative form of speili
   • 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 25:

     Marakatti, ku itsiää șpeilist nähä voi,
     Hää hiljaa karhua kylkee löi.

     A guenon, that could look at itself through the mirror
     It quietly hung it up by the side of a bear.

Declension

Declension of špeili (type 5/vahti, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	špeili	špeilit
genitive	špeilin	špeiliin, špeililöin
partitive	špeiliä	špeilijä, špeililöjä
illative	špeilii	špeilii, špeililöihe
inessive	špeiliis	špeiliis, špeililöis
elative	špeilist	špeiliist, špeililöist
allative	špeilille	špeiliille, špeililöille
adessive	špeiliil	špeiliil, špeililöil
ablative	špeililt	špeiliilt, špeililöilt
translative	špeiliks	špeiliiks, špeililöiks
essive	špeilinnä, špeiliin	špeiliinnä, špeililöinnä, špeiliin, špeililöin
exessive1)	špeilint	špeiliint, špeililöint
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

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 63

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ingrian špeili.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈʃpei̯li/, [ˈʃpei̯li]
• Rhymes: -ei̯li
• Hyphenation: špei‧li

Noun

špeili

1. mirror

   Synonym: varjo (dialectal)

Inflection

Declension of špeili (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	špeili	špeilid
genitive	špeili	špeilije, špeili
partitive	špeiliä	špeilite, špeili
illative	špeilise, špeili	špeilise
inessive	špeiliz	špeiliz
elative	špeilisse	špeilisse
allative	špeilile	špeilile
adessive	špeilille	špeilille
ablative	špeililte	špeililte
translative	špeilissi	špeilissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “špeili”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn