korkehus

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *korkëduc, equivalent to korkia (“high”) +‎ -us. Cognates include Finnish korkeus and Estonian kõrgus.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkorkehus/, [ˈko̞rkəhŭz̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkorkehus/, [ˈko̞rke̞huʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -orkehus
  • Hyphenation: kor‧ke‧hus

Noun

korkehus (uncountable)

  1. height
  2. altitude

Declension

Declension of korkehus (type 2/oikehus, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative korkehus —
genitive korkehuen —
partitive korkehutta —
illative korkehuee —
inessive korkehues —
elative korkehuest —
allative korkehuelle —
adessive korkehuel —
ablative korkehuelt —
translative korkehueks —
essive korkehuenna, korkehueen —
exessive1) korkehuent —
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.

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 57
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 195
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