korkehus

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *korkëduc, equivalent to korkia (high) +‎ -us. Cognates include Finnish korkeus and Estonian kõrgus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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korkehus (uncountable)

  1. height
  2. altitude

Declension

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Declension of korkehus (type 2/oikehus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative korkehus
genitive korkehuen
partitive korkehutta
illative korkehuee
inessive korkehues
elative korkehuest
allative korkehuelle
adessive korkehuel
ablative korkehuelt
translative korkehueks
essive korkehuenna, korkehueen
exessive1) korkehuent
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

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  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 57
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 195