neegla

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nëkla, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō. Cognates include Finnish neula and Estonian nõel.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈneːɡlɑ/, [ˈneːɡɫ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈneːɡlɑ/, [ˈne̝ːɡ̊ɫɑ]
• Rhymes: -eːɡl, -eːɡlɑ
• Hyphenation: neeg‧la

Noun

neegla

1. needle
2. stinger

Declension

Declension of neegla (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	neegla	neeglat
genitive	neeglan	neegloin
partitive	neeglaa	neegloja
illative	neeglaa	neegloi
inessive	neeglaas	neeglois
elative	neeglast	neegloist
allative	neeglalle	neegloille
adessive	neeglaal	neegloil
ablative	neeglalt	neegloilt
translative	neeglaks	neegloiks
essive	neeglanna, neeglaan	neegloinna, neegloin
exessive1)	neeglant	neegloint
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.

Derived terms

• etteeneeglan
• neeglakarppi
• neeglata
• tuulenneegla

 

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 339