ahnas

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahnas, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háćnas (compare Sanskrit अश्न (aśna, “gluttonous”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhnɑs/, [ˈɑ̝xnɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑhnɑs
• Hyphenation^(key): ah‧nas

Adjective

ahnas (comparative ahnaampi, superlative ahnain)

1. gluttonous, voracious

   Synonym: nooli (dialectal)

2. (figuratively) greedy

   Synonym: ahne

Declension

Inflection of ahnas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
nominative		ahnas	ahnaat
genitive		ahnaan	ahnaiden ahnaitten
partitive		ahnasta	ahnaita
illative		ahnaaseen	ahnaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		ahnas	ahnaat
accusative	nom.	ahnas	ahnaat
	gen.	ahnaan
genitive		ahnaan	ahnaiden ahnaitten ahnasten rare
partitive		ahnasta	ahnaita
inessive		ahnaassa	ahnaissa
elative		ahnaasta	ahnaista
illative		ahnaaseen	ahnaisiin ahnaihin rare
adessive		ahnaalla	ahnailla
ablative		ahnaalta	ahnailta
allative		ahnaalle	ahnaille
essive		ahnaana	ahnaina
translative		ahnaaksi	ahnaiksi
abessive		ahnaatta	ahnaitta
instructive		—	ahnain
comitative		—	ahnaine

Possessive forms of ahnas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ahnaani ahnaani accusative nom. ahnaani ahnaani gen. ahnaani genitive ahnaani ahnaideni ahnaitteni ahnasteni rare partitive ahnastani ahnaitani inessive ahnaassani ahnaissani elative ahnaastani ahnaistani illative ahnaaseeni ahnaisiini ahnaihini rare adessive ahnaallani ahnaillani ablative ahnaaltani ahnailtani allative ahnaalleni ahnailleni essive ahnaanani ahnainani translative ahnaakseni ahnaikseni abessive ahnaattani ahnaittani instructive — — comitative — ahnaineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ahnaasi ahnaasi accusative nom. ahnaasi ahnaasi gen. ahnaasi genitive ahnaasi ahnaidesi ahnaittesi ahnastesi rare partitive ahnastasi ahnaitasi inessive ahnaassasi ahnaissasi elative ahnaastasi ahnaistasi illative ahnaaseesi ahnaisiisi ahnaihisi rare adessive ahnaallasi ahnaillasi ablative ahnaaltasi ahnailtasi allative ahnaallesi ahnaillesi essive ahnaanasi ahnainasi translative ahnaaksesi ahnaiksesi abessive ahnaattasi ahnaittasi instructive — — comitative — ahnainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ahnaamme ahnaamme accusative nom. ahnaamme ahnaamme gen. ahnaamme genitive ahnaamme ahnaidemme ahnaittemme ahnastemme rare partitive ahnastamme ahnaitamme inessive ahnaassamme ahnaissamme elative ahnaastamme ahnaistamme illative ahnaaseemme ahnaisiimme ahnaihimme rare adessive ahnaallamme ahnaillamme ablative ahnaaltamme ahnailtamme allative ahnaallemme ahnaillemme essive ahnaanamme ahnainamme translative ahnaaksemme ahnaiksemme abessive ahnaattamme ahnaittamme instructive — — comitative — ahnainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ahnaanne ahnaanne accusative nom. ahnaanne ahnaanne gen. ahnaanne genitive ahnaanne ahnaidenne ahnaittenne ahnastenne rare partitive ahnastanne ahnaitanne inessive ahnaassanne ahnaissanne elative ahnaastanne ahnaistanne illative ahnaaseenne ahnaisiinne ahnaihinne rare adessive ahnaallanne ahnaillanne ablative ahnaaltanne ahnailtanne allative ahnaallenne ahnaillenne essive ahnaananne ahnainanne translative ahnaaksenne ahnaiksenne abessive ahnaattanne ahnaittanne instructive — — comitative — ahnainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ahnaansa ahnaansa accusative nom. ahnaansa ahnaansa gen. ahnaansa genitive ahnaansa ahnaidensa ahnaittensa ahnastensa rare partitive ahnastaan ahnastansa ahnaitaan ahnaitansa inessive ahnaassaan ahnaassansa ahnaissaan ahnaissansa elative ahnaastaan ahnaastansa ahnaistaan ahnaistansa illative ahnaaseensa ahnaisiinsa ahnaihinsa rare adessive ahnaallaan ahnaallansa ahnaillaan ahnaillansa ablative ahnaaltaan ahnaaltansa ahnailtaan ahnailtansa allative ahnaalleen ahnaallensa ahnailleen ahnaillensa essive ahnaanaan ahnaanansa ahnainaan ahnainansa translative ahnaakseen ahnaaksensa ahnaikseen ahnaiksensa abessive ahnaattaan ahnaattansa ahnaittaan ahnaittansa instructive — — comitative — ahnaineen ahnainensa

Derived terms

• ahnaasti
• ahnastella
• ahnaus

 

Related terms

• ahne

Further reading

• “ahnas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• Hansa, hansa, nahas, sahan

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahnas. Cognates include Finnish ahnas.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑhnɑs/, [ˈɑhnəz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑhnɑs/, [ˈɑhnɑʒ̥]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈɑhnɑs/, [ˈɑhnɑʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑhnɑs
• Hyphenation: ah‧nas

Adjective

ahnas (comparative ahnaamp)

1. hardworking
2. wanting

Declension

Declension of ahnas (type 2/patsas, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	ahnas	ahnaat
genitive	ahnaan	ahnain
partitive	ahnasta, ahnast	ahnaita, ahnaja
illative	ahnaasse	ahnaisse
inessive	ahnaas	ahnais
elative	ahnaast	ahnaist
allative	ahnaalle	ahnaille
adessive	ahnaal	ahnail
ablative	ahnaalt	ahnailt
translative	ahnaaks	ahnaiks
essive	ahnaanna, ahnaan	ahnainna, ahnain
exessive1)	ahnaant	ahnaint
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.

Synonyms

• (hardworking): ahkera

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 4
• Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 16