aampuussen

Ingrian
Aampuustemia.

Etymology

Probably related to dialectal Finnish aapuustavi, aapuustain, in which case ultimately from aa (“the letter A”) + Swedish bokstav.

Alternatively, perhaps from a combination of now lost letter names (*aa(n) (“A”) + *puu(n) (“B”) + *sen (“C”)).

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑːmpuːsːen/, [ˈɑːmpus̠ːe̞n]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑːmpuːsːen/, [ˈɑːmpuːʃːe̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːmpuːsːen
  • Hyphenation: aam‧puus‧sen

Noun

aampuussen

  1. Synonym of bukva

Declension

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

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 25
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