seestara
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sëstar. Cognates include Finnish siestar and Estonian sõstar.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈseːstɑrɑ/, [ˈs̠eːs̠tər]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈseːstɑrɑ/, [ˈʃe̝ːʃtɑrɑ]
- Rhymes: -eːstɑr, -eːstɑrɑ
- Hyphenation: sees‧ta‧ra
Noun
seestara
Usage notes
- By default, the red currant is meant. When having to specify, the terms musta seestara and punain seestara are used.
Declension
| Declension of seestara (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | seestara | seestarat |
| genitive | seestaran | seestaroin |
| partitive | seestaraa | seestaroja |
| illative | seestaraa | seestaroihe |
| inessive | seestaraas | seestarois |
| elative | seestarast | seestaroist |
| allative | seestaralle | seestaroille |
| adessive | seestaraal | seestaroil |
| ablative | seestaralt | seestaroilt |
| translative | seestaraks | seestaroiks |
| essive | seestaranna, seestaraan | seestaroinna, seestaroin |
| exessive1) | seestarant | seestaroint |
| 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
- (diminutive) seestarain
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 522