neelu

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *neelu. Cognates include Finnish nielu and Estonian neel.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈneːlu/, [ˈneːɫŭ̥]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈneːlu/, [ˈne̝ːɫu]
  • Rhymes: -eːlu
  • Hyphenation: nee‧lu

Noun

neelu

  1. funnel (of a net)

Declension

Declension of neelu (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative neelu neelut
genitive neelun neeluin, neeluloin
partitive neelua neeluja, neeluloja
illative neeluu neelui, neeluloihe
inessive neeluus neeluis, neelulois
elative neelust neeluist, neeluloist
allative neelulle neeluille, neeluloille
adessive neeluul neeluil, neeluloil
ablative neelult neeluilt, neeluloilt
translative neeluks neeluiks, neeluloiks
essive neelunna, neeluun neeluinna, neeluloinna, neeluin, neeluloin
exessive1) neelunt neeluint, neeluloint
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.

Synonyms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 340