foofana

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian фофан (fofan).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈfoːfɑnɑ/, [ˈfoːfən]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈfoːfɑnɑ/, [ˈfo̝ːfɑnɑ]
  • Rhymes: -oːfɑn, -oːfɑnɑ
  • Hyphenation: foo‧fa‧na

Noun

foofana

  1. fool, idiot

Declension

Declension of foofana (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative foofana foofanat
genitive foofanan foofanoin
partitive foofanaa foofanoja
illative foofanaa foofanoihe
inessive foofanaas foofanois
elative foofanast foofanoist
allative foofanalle foofanoille
adessive foofanaal foofanoil
ablative foofanalt foofanoilt
translative foofanaks foofanoiks
essive foofananna, foofanaan foofanoinna, foofanoin
exessive1) foofanant foofanoint
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

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 39
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