naissuku

== Finnish == === Etymology === nais- (“woman”) +‎ suku (“kin; kind”). Compare Estonian naissugu, Ingrian naissuku. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɑi̯sˌsuku/, [ˈnɑ̝i̯s̠ˌs̠uku] Rhymes: -uku Syllabification(key): nais‧su‧ku Hyphenation(key): nais‧suku === Noun === naissuku womankind (linguistics) feminine gender ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “naissuku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From nais- (“woman”) +‎ suku (“sort”). Akin to Finnish naissuku and Estonian naissugu. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnɑi̯sˌsuku/, [ˈnɑi̯s̠ˌs̠ukuˑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnɑi̯sˌsuku/, [ˈnɑi̯ʃˌʃuɡ̊uˑ] Rhymes: -uku Hyphenation: nais‧su‧ku === Noun === naissuku womankind ==== Declension ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 334