saarelain

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *saarëlainën, equivalent to saari (island) +‎ -lain. Cognates include Finnish saarelainen and Estonian saarlane.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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saarelain

  1. islander
  2. (historical, specifically) Any member of the native populations of the islands in the Gulf of Finland that Izhorians traditionally traded with, including Seskar, Moshchny Island and the Beryozovye Islands.

Declension

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Declension of saarelain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative saarelain saarelaiset
genitive saarelaisen saarelaisiin
partitive saarelaista, saarelaist saarelaisia
illative saarelaisee saarelaisii
inessive saarelaisees saarelaisiis
elative saarelaisest saarelaisist
allative saarelaiselle saarelaisille
adessive saarelaiseel saarelaisiil
ablative saarelaiselt saarelaisilt
translative saarelaiseks saarelaisiks
essive saarelaisenna, saarelaiseen saarelaisinna, saarelaisiin
exessive1) saarelaisent saarelaisint
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.

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 512