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peeni

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See also: pẹẹni

Estonian

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Adjective

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peeni

  1. partitive plural of peen

Ingrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *peeni. Cognates include Finnish pieni and Estonian peen.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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peeni (comparative peenemp)

  1. small
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
      Mänimmä yli peenen joen, yli suuren niityn mänimmä.
      We crossed a small river, we crossed a big meadow.
  2. little, young
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
      Tahtoi Ljoșa peent velloa Borjaa noissa opettammaa kirjaa lukomaa.
      Ljoša wanted to begin to teach [his] little brother Borja to read a book.

Declension

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Declension of peeni (type 5/keeli, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative peeni peenet
genitive peenen peeniin, peenilöin
partitive peentä, peent peeniä, peenilöjä
illative peenee peenii, peenilöihe
inessive peenees peeniis, peenilöis
elative peenest peenist, peenilöist
allative peenelle peenille, peenilöille
adessive peeneel peeniil, peenilöil
ablative peenelt peenilt, peenilöilt
translative peeneks peeniks, peenilöiks
essive peenennä, peeneen peeninnä, peenilöinnä, peeniin, peenilöin
exessive1) peenent peenint, peenilöint
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

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Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of small): suur (big)

Derived terms

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References

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  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 13
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 404

Votic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *peeni.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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peeni (comparative peenepi, superlative kõikka peenepi)

  1. small, little
  2. fine

Inflection

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Declension of peeni (type X/tuli, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative peeni, peen peened
genitive peene peenije, peenii
partitive peente peeniite, peenii
illative peene, peenese peeniise
inessive peenez peeniiz
elative peenesse peeniisse
allative peenele peeniile
adessive peenelle peeniille
ablative peenelte peeniilte
translative peenessi peeniissi
*) 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

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  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn