kerus
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Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *kerus (“throat”). Cognates include dialectal Finnish kero and Veps keruz.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkerus/, [ˈke̞ruz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkerus/, [ˈke̞ruʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -erus
- Hyphenation: ke‧rus
Noun[edit]
kerus
- pipe (tubular passageway)
- Short for kulkkukerus (“trachea”).
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 85:
- Kulkku - se ono keruksen alkuosa.
- The throat is the beginning of the trachea.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of kerus (type 2/petos, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kerus | kerukset |
| genitive | keruksen | keruksiin |
| partitive | kerusta, kerust | keruksia |
| illative | keruksee | keruksii |
| inessive | keruksees | keruksiis |
| elative | keruksest | keruksist |
| allative | kerukselle | keruksille |
| adessive | kerukseel | keruksiil |
| ablative | kerukselt | keruksilt |
| translative | kerukseks | keruksiks |
| essive | keruksenna, kerukseen | keruksinna, keruksiin |
| exessive1) | keruksent | keruksint |
| 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[edit]
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 158