Pihkava

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic Пьсковъ (Pĭskovŭ). Compare Finnish Pihkova and Estonian Pihkva.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpihkɑʋɑ/, [ˈpixkəʋ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpihkɑʋɑ/, [ˈpixkɑʋɑ]
• Rhymes: -ihkɑʋ, -ihkɑʋɑ
• Hyphenation: Pih‧ka‧va

Proper noun

Pihkava

1. Pskov (a city in Pskov Oblast, Russia)
   • 1916, Volmari Porkka, “1685. Joenperä. 107, (11)”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎^[1], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 11-12:

     Pitkästä Pihkavan linnasta, // Lavvassaaren lappialta!

     From the far-away city of Pskov, // From the side of Moshchny!

Declension

Declension of Pihkava (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	Pihkava	—
genitive	Pihkavan	—
partitive	Pihkavaa	—
illative	Pihkavaa	—
inessive	Pihkavaas	—
elative	Pihkavast	—
allative	Pihkavalle	—
adessive	Pihkavaal	—
ablative	Pihkavalt	—
translative	Pihkavaks	—
essive	Pihkavanna, Pihkavaan	—
exessive1)	Pihkavant	—
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.

Synonyms

• Pskoova