-nain
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Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *-na (essive suffix) + -in. Akin to Finnish -nainen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-nain (front vowel variant -näin)
- Used to form adjectives describing a quality of a structure of something.
Declension
[edit]Declension of -nain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | -nain | -naiset |
genitive | -naisen | -naisiin |
partitive | -naista, -naist | -naisia |
illative | -naisee | -naisii |
inessive | -naisees | -naisiis |
elative | -naisest | -naisist |
allative | -naiselle | -naisille |
adessive | -naiseel | -naisiil |
ablative | -naiselt | -naisilt |
translative | -naiseks | -naisiks |
essive | -naisenna, -naiseen | -naisinna, -naisiin |
exessive1) | -naisent | -naisint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |