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vastain

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *vastainën. Cognates include Finnish vastainen and Estonian vastane.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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vastain (comparative vastaisemp)

  1. (of wind) foul

Declension

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Declension of vastain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative vastain vastaiset
genitive vastaisen vastaisiin
partitive vastaista, vastaist vastaisia
illative vastaisee vastaisii
inessive vastaisees vastaisiis
elative vastaisest vastaisist
allative vastaiselle vastaisille
adessive vastaiseel vastaisiil
ablative vastaiselt vastaisilt
translative vastaiseks vastaisiks
essive vastaisenna, vastaiseen vastaisinna, vastaisiin
exessive1) vastaisent vastaisint
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.

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 646