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millain

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Ingrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From minen (of what?) + -lain (kind of). Akin to Finnish millainen.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmilːɑi̯ne/, [ˈmiɫːəi̯n]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmilːɑi̯n/, [ˈmiɫːɑi̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ilːɑi̯n
  • Hyphenation: mil‧lain

Determiner

millain

  1. what kind of?
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa) [Geography: textbook for Ingrian elementary school third grade (first part)], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
      Töö saatta tiitä kuin suur ono maa, millaist hää ono formaa ja mitä ono hänen pääl.
      You will learn how the earth is big, what kind of shape it is and what is on top of it.

Declension

More information Declension of (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation), singular ...

Synonyms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 310
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