laksi

Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *lakci. Cognates include Finnish laksi.

The original inflection was akin to yks (genitive lahen, partitive lahta), witnessed by the analogically formed lahti, but this inflection is not attested in Ingrian.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑksi/, [ˈɫɑks̠ʲ]
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑksi/, [ˈɫɑkʃi]
Rhymes: -ɑksʲ, -ɑksi
Hyphenation: lak‧si

Noun[edit]

laksi

(dialectal, obsolete) Synonym of zaliva

Declension[edit]

Declension of laksi (type 5/lehti, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	laksi	lakset
genitive	laksen	laksiin, laksiloin
partitive	laksia	laksija, laksiloja
illative	laksee	laksii, laksiloihe
inessive	laksees	laksiis, laksilois
elative	laksest	laksist, laksiloist
allative	lakselle	laksille, laksiloille
adessive	lakseel	laksiil, laksiloil
ablative	lakselt	laksilt, laksiloilt
translative	lakseks	laksiks, laksiloiks
essive	laksenna, lakseen	laksinna, laksiloinna, laksiin, laksiloin
exessive¹⁾	laksent	laksint, laksiloint
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.

Derived terms[edit]

lahti

References[edit]

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 246

Karelian[edit]

Noun[edit]

laksi (genitive lahen, partitive lahta)

Superseded spelling of lakši.

References[edit]

P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “laksi”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
P. M. Zaykov (1999) Грамматика Карельского языка (фонетика и морфология) [Grammar of the Karelian language (phonetics and morphology)], →ISBN, pages 36-37