maasloja
Ingrian
Etymology
From maa (“soil”) + sloja (“layer”).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːˌslojɑ/, [ˈmɑːˌs̠ɫo̞jɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːˌslojɑ/, [ˈmɑːˌʒ̥ɫo̞jɑ]
- Rhymes: -ojɑ
- Hyphenation: maa‧slo‧ja
Noun
maasloja
- layer of soil
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
- Sitä maasloijaa, kumpa leƶƶ[i]i pintamaan al kutsutaa emämaaks, tali pintamaanalusmaaks.
- This layer of soil that lies below the topsoil is called parent material or subsoil.
Declension
| Declension of maasloja (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | maasloja | maaslojat |
| genitive | maaslojan | maasloijiin |
| partitive | maasloijaa | maasloijia |
| illative | maasloijaa | maasloijii |
| inessive | maaslojas | maaslojis |
| elative | maaslojast | maaslojist |
| allative | maaslojalle | maaslojille |
| adessive | maaslojal | maaslojil |
| ablative | maaslojalt | maaslojilt |
| translative | maaslojaks | maaslojiks |
| essive | maaslojanna, maasloijaan | maaslojinna, maasloijiin |
| exessive1) | maaslojant | maaslojint |
| 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. | ||