poiga
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Karelian[edit]
| North Karelian (Viena) |
poika |
|---|---|
| South Karelian (Tver) |
poiga |
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *poika. Cognates include Finnish poika and Estonian poeg.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
poiga (genitive poijan, partitive poigua)
- (South Karelian) son
- (South Karelian) boy, lad
- (South Karelian) young (of an animal)
Declension[edit]
| Viena Karelian declension of poiga (type 5/koira, ig-ij gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | poiga | poijat | |
| genitive | poijan | poigien | |
| partitive | poigua | poigie | |
| illative | poigah | poigih | |
| inessive | poijašša | poijissa | |
| elative | poijašta | poijista | |
| adessive | poijalla | poijilla | |
| ablative | poijalta | poijilta | |
| translative | poijakši | poijiksi | |
| essive | poigana | poigina | |
| comitative | — | poijineh | |
| abessive | poijatta | poijitta | |
| Possessive forms of poiga | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | poigani | |
| 2nd person | poigaš | |
| 3rd person | poigah | |
| *) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. | ||