poroga

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian порог (porog).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈporoɡɑ/, [ˈpo̞ro̞ɡ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈporoːɡɑ/, [ˈpo̞rˑo̝ːɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -oroɡ, -oroːɡɑ
• Hyphenation: po‧ro‧ga

Noun

poroga

1. rapid (turbulent part of a river)
   • 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 45:

     Selvät joet i koset, porogat, antaat paljo energiaa.

     The quick rivers and waterfalls, rapids, give a lot of energy.

Declension

Declension of poroga (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	poroga	porogat
genitive	porogan	porogoin
partitive	porogaa	porogoja
illative	porogaa	porogoihe
inessive	porogaas	porogois
elative	porogast	porogoist
allative	porogalle	porogoille
adessive	porogaal	porogoil
ablative	porogalt	porogoilt
translative	porogaks	porogoiks
essive	poroganna, porogaan	porogoinna, porogoin
exessive1)	porogant	porogoint
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.