telefonalanka

Ingrian

Etymology

From telefona (“telephone”) +‎ lanka (“yarn”).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈteleˌfonɑˌlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈte̞lʲe̞ˌfo̞nɑˌɫɑŋk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈteleˌfonɑˌlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈte̞le̞ˌfo̞nɑˌɫɑŋɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋk, -ɑŋkɑ
• Hyphenation: te‧le‧fo‧na‧lan‧ka

Noun

telefonalanka

1. telephone wire
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 65:

     Pitkin teetä vennuu monta räätyä telefonalankoja.

     Along the road streches a few rows of telephone wires.

Declension

Declension of telefonalanka (type 3/kana, nk-ng gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	telefonalanka	telefonalangat
genitive	telefonalangan	telefonalankoin
partitive	telefonalankaa	telefonalankoja
illative	telefonalankaa	telefonalankoi
inessive	telefonalangaas	telefonalangois
elative	telefonalangast	telefonalangoist
allative	telefonalangalle	telefonalangoille
adessive	telefonalangaal	telefonalangoil
ablative	telefonalangalt	telefonalangoilt
translative	telefonalangaks	telefonalangoiks
essive	telefonalankanna, telefonalankaan	telefonalankoinna, telefonalankoin
exessive1)	telefonalankant	telefonalankoint
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.