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soimi
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See also: șoimi
Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
soimi (dialectal)
- alternative form of seimi
Declension
Anagrams
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Ingrian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *soimi (“manger”). Cognates include Finnish soimi and Estonian sõim.
The semantic shift "manger" > "ship" is akin to Russian корыто (koryto).
Pronunciation
Noun
soimi
Declension
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- (manger): allas (“trough”)
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 536
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