imisä

== Finnish == === Etymology === A variant of emisä. The initial vowel change is likely caused by association with imeä (“to suck”). Compare Ingrian imikko (with a different suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈimisæ/, [ˈimis̠æ] Rhymes: -imisæ Syllabification(key): i‧mi‧sä Hyphenation(key): imi‧sä === Noun === imisä (dialectal) sow (female pig) Synonym: emakko ==== Declension ==== == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish imisä, emisä. The initial vowel was probably originally *e-, but was changed by association with immiä (“to suck”). === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈimisæ/, [ˈimiˑs̠] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈimiːsæ/, [ˈimˑiːʒ̥æ] Rhymes: -imis, -imiːsæ Hyphenation: i‧mi‧sä === Noun === imisä synonym of imikko (“female animal”) ==== Declension ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 93