foona

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian фон (fon).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈfoːnɑ/, [ˈfoːn]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈfoːnɑ/, [ˈfo̝ːnɑ]
• Rhymes: -oːn, -oːnɑ
• Hyphenation: foo‧na

Noun

foona

1. background
   • 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 6:

     Kartan rohoisest foonast erillisist paikoist erroittaijaat keltaiset pläkit.

     In various parts on the green background of the map yellow spots stand out.

Declension

Declension of foona (type 3/koira, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	foona	foonat
genitive	foonan	fooniin
partitive	foonaa	foonia
illative	foonaa	foonii
inessive	foonaas	fooniis
elative	foonast	foonist
allative	foonalle	foonille
adessive	foonaal	fooniil
ablative	foonalt	foonilt
translative	foonaks	fooniks
essive	foonanna, foonaan	fooninna, fooniin
exessive1)	foonant	foonint
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.