saksalain

Ingrian

Etymology

From saksa (“German”) +‎ -lain. Akin to Finnish saksalainen and Estonian sakslane.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsɑksɑlɑi̯ne/, [ˈs̠ɑks̠əɫəi̯n]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsɑksɑlɑi̯n/, [ˈʃɑkʃɑɫɑi̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑksɑlɑi̯n
  • Hyphenation: sak‧sa‧lain

Noun

saksalain

  1. German (inhabitant of Germany)
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 37:
      Ei saksalaisinka piä sottia, a herroinka, peremeehiinkä, rikkainka.
      They didn't fight with the Germans, but with the masters, the owners, the rich ones.
  2. German (person of German ethnicity)

Declension

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