-mp

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mp"

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-mpi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-mpa. Cognates include Finnish -mpi and Estonian -m.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /-mpi/, [-mpi]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /-mp/, [-mb̥]

Suffix

-mp

Forms comparative adjectives.
vanha (“old”) → vanhemp (“older”)

suur (“big”) → suuremp (“bigger”)

Declension

(back-vocalic) Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

(front-vocalic) Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 91

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