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Ingrian

Ingrian

1 9.9
A person from a group of Finnish people who once lived near where Saint Petersburg now stands
  • noun
: ingriano
  • Today, very few Ingrian descendants remain in the region around Saint Petersburg.

Examples

  • Historians have documented the traditions of the Ingrian people in the Baltic area.

  • The Ingrian people have a rich cultural heritage.

  • An Ingrian community settled near the coast in the 17th century.

  • An Ingrian visited our school.

  • An Ingrian community settled near the coast in the 17th century.

  • Today, very few Ingrian descendants remain in the region around Saint Petersburg.

  • Historians have documented the traditions of the Ingrian people in the Baltic area.

Synonyms

Inger
vsIngrian
1 9.9

A person from a western Finnish people who once lived where Saint Petersburg was built

has identical meaning but uses 'region' phrasing rather than 'province'
Ingerman
vsIngrian
9.9

A person from a western Finnish group who used to live near Saint Petersburg

is more specific meaning those who lived in the province where the city stands

Compounds

Ingrian language
9.9

A language related to Finnish spoken by the Ingrian people in northwestern Russia

Surface Forms

Ingrian singular
Ingrians plural

Morphology

Ingrian = Ingria (transparent) = Ingria + ian

Derived by adding the demonymic suffix '-ian' to 'Ingria', producing 'Ingrian' meaning 'a person from Ingria'.

Etymology

Ingrian comes from the name of the region Ingria, called 'Inkeri' in Finnish. The ending -an shows someone is 'from' that place, so an Ingrian is a person from Ingria.