nagru
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Votic nagru, from Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish nauru and Estonian naer.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnɑɡru/, [ˈnɑɡrŭ̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnɑɡru/, [ˈnɑɡ̊ru]
- Rhymes: -ɑɡru
- Hyphenation: nag‧ru
Noun
nagru
- laugh, laughter
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 58:
- Tiukku ja nagru väkevä, kunis oppia ei aleta.
- A game and a loud laugh, until they start to learn.
Declension
| Declension of nagru (type 4/koivu, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | nagru | nagrut |
| genitive | nagrun | nagruin, nagruloin |
| partitive | nagrua | nagruja, nagruloja |
| illative | nagruu | nagrui, nagruloihe |
| inessive | nagruus | nagruis, nagrulois |
| elative | nagrust | nagruist, nagruloist |
| allative | nagrulle | nagruille, nagruloille |
| adessive | nagruul | nagruil, nagruloil |
| ablative | nagrult | nagruilt, nagruloilt |
| translative | nagruks | nagruiks, nagruloiks |
| essive | nagrunna, nagruun | nagruinna, nagruloinna, nagruin, nagruloin |
| exessive1) | nagrunt | nagruint, nagruloint |
| 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
- nagro (originally native)
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 333
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *nakru. Equivalent to nagra + -u.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈnɑɡru/, [ˈnɑɡru]
- Rhymes: -ɑɡru
- Hyphenation: nag‧ru
Noun
nagru
Inflection
| Declension of nagru (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | nagru | nagrud |
| genitive | nagru | nagrujõ, nagrui |
| partitive | nagrua | nagruitõ, nagrui |
| illative | nagrusõ, nagru | nagruisõ |
| inessive | nagruz | nagruiz |
| elative | nagrussõ | nagruissõ |
| allative | nagrulõ | nagruilõ |
| adessive | nagrullõ | nagruillõ |
| ablative | nagrultõ | nagruiltõ |
| translative | nagrussi | nagruissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “nagru”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn