drofa

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian дрофа (drofa).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈdrofɑ/, [ˈdro̞fɑˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈdrofɑ/, [ˈtro̞fɑˑ]
• Rhymes: -ofɑ
• Hyphenation: dro‧fa

Noun

drofa

1. bustard
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 61:

     Steeppii jäävät drofat, kiurut, steeppiorlat.

     The bustards, larks, steppe eagles stay in the steppes.

Declension

Declension of drofa (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	drofa	drofat
genitive	drofan	droffiin
partitive	droffaa	droffia
illative	droffaa	droffii
inessive	drofas	drofis
elative	drofast	drofist
allative	drofalle	drofille
adessive	drofal	drofil
ablative	drofalt	drofilt
translative	drofaks	drofiks
essive	drofanna, droffaan	drofinna, droffiin
exessive1)	drofant	drofint
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.