kainaloinen

Finnish

Etymology

From kainalo +‎ -inen, from Kalevala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑi̯nɑloi̯nen/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯nɑ̝ˌlo̞i̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -oinen
• Syllabification^(key): kai‧na‧loi‧nen

Adjective

kainaloinen (not comparable) (archaic)

1. (of a woman) dear; chiefly used in the expression kainaloinen kana, which might be translated as consort or darling.
   • 1849, Elias Lönnrot, editor, Kalevala, Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, page 125:

     Enkä taia tullakana, / En tulla minä sinulle / Ikuiseksi ystäväksi, / Kainaloiseksi kanaksi, / Sun sian levittäjäksi, / Pään-alaisen laskiaksi.

     I don't think I'll come after all, / I'll not come to you / To be your eternal friend, / To be your consort, / To make your bed, / To prepare your pillow.

Declension

Inflection of kainaloinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		kainaloinen	kainaloiset
genitive		kainaloisen	kainaloisten kainaloisien
partitive		kainaloista	kainaloisia
illative		kainaloiseen	kainaloisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kainaloinen	kainaloiset
accusative	nom.	kainaloinen	kainaloiset
	gen.	kainaloisen
genitive		kainaloisen	kainaloisten kainaloisien
partitive		kainaloista	kainaloisia
inessive		kainaloisessa	kainaloisissa
elative		kainaloisesta	kainaloisista
illative		kainaloiseen	kainaloisiin
adessive		kainaloisella	kainaloisilla
ablative		kainaloiselta	kainaloisilta
allative		kainaloiselle	kainaloisille
essive		kainaloisena	kainaloisina
translative		kainaloiseksi	kainaloisiksi
abessive		kainaloisetta	kainaloisitta
instructive		—	kainaloisin
comitative		—	kainaloisine

Possessive forms of kainaloinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kainaloiseni kainaloiseni accusative nom. kainaloiseni kainaloiseni gen. kainaloiseni genitive kainaloiseni kainaloisteni kainaloisieni partitive kainaloistani kainaloisiani inessive kainaloisessani kainaloisissani elative kainaloisestani kainaloisistani illative kainaloiseeni kainaloisiini adessive kainaloisellani kainaloisillani ablative kainaloiseltani kainaloisiltani allative kainaloiselleni kainaloisilleni essive kainaloisenani kainaloisinani translative kainaloisekseni kainaloisikseni abessive kainaloisettani kainaloisittani instructive — — comitative — kainaloisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kainaloisesi kainaloisesi accusative nom. kainaloisesi kainaloisesi gen. kainaloisesi genitive kainaloisesi kainaloistesi kainaloisiesi partitive kainaloistasi kainaloisiasi inessive kainaloisessasi kainaloisissasi elative kainaloisestasi kainaloisistasi illative kainaloiseesi kainaloisiisi adessive kainaloisellasi kainaloisillasi ablative kainaloiseltasi kainaloisiltasi allative kainaloisellesi kainaloisillesi essive kainaloisenasi kainaloisinasi translative kainaloiseksesi kainaloisiksesi abessive kainaloisettasi kainaloisittasi instructive — — comitative — kainaloisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kainaloisemme kainaloisemme accusative nom. kainaloisemme kainaloisemme gen. kainaloisemme genitive kainaloisemme kainaloistemme kainaloisiemme partitive kainaloistamme kainaloisiamme inessive kainaloisessamme kainaloisissamme elative kainaloisestamme kainaloisistamme illative kainaloiseemme kainaloisiimme adessive kainaloisellamme kainaloisillamme ablative kainaloiseltamme kainaloisiltamme allative kainaloisellemme kainaloisillemme essive kainaloisenamme kainaloisinamme translative kainaloiseksemme kainaloisiksemme abessive kainaloisettamme kainaloisittamme instructive — — comitative — kainaloisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kainaloisenne kainaloisenne accusative nom. kainaloisenne kainaloisenne gen. kainaloisenne genitive kainaloisenne kainaloistenne kainaloisienne partitive kainaloistanne kainaloisianne inessive kainaloisessanne kainaloisissanne elative kainaloisestanne kainaloisistanne illative kainaloiseenne kainaloisiinne adessive kainaloisellanne kainaloisillanne ablative kainaloiseltanne kainaloisiltanne allative kainaloisellenne kainaloisillenne essive kainaloisenanne kainaloisinanne translative kainaloiseksenne kainaloisiksenne abessive kainaloisettanne kainaloisittanne instructive — — comitative — kainaloisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kainaloisensa kainaloisensa accusative nom. kainaloisensa kainaloisensa gen. kainaloisensa genitive kainaloisensa kainaloistensa kainaloisiensa partitive kainaloistaan kainaloistansa kainaloisiaan kainaloisiansa inessive kainaloisessaan kainaloisessansa kainaloisissaan kainaloisissansa elative kainaloisestaan kainaloisestansa kainaloisistaan kainaloisistansa illative kainaloiseensa kainaloisiinsa adessive kainaloisellaan kainaloisellansa kainaloisillaan kainaloisillansa ablative kainaloiseltaan kainaloiseltansa kainaloisiltaan kainaloisiltansa allative kainaloiselleen kainaloisellensa kainaloisilleen kainaloisillensa essive kainaloisenaan kainaloisenansa kainaloisinaan kainaloisinansa translative kainaloisekseen kainaloiseksensa kainaloisikseen kainaloisiksensa abessive kainaloisettaan kainaloisettansa kainaloisittaan kainaloisittansa instructive — — comitative — kainaloisineen kainaloisinensa

Further reading

• “kainaloinen”, 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 2023-07-02