-iainen
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originally -jainen, from -ja + -inen.
Suffix[edit]
-iainen (front vowel harmony variant -iäinen)
- Forms certain nouns.
- Forms names of ceremonies from verbs or nouns (used in plural form).
- avata (“to open”) + -iainen → avajaiset (“opening”)
- haudata (“to bury”) + -iainen → hautajaiset (“funeral”)
- fuksi (“university freshman”) + -iainen → fuksiaiset (“initiation ritual event in a university”)
- Forms certain nouns, particularly vulgar nouns or names of insects.
- paska (“shit”) + -iainen → paskiainen (“bastard, asshole”)
- muta (“mud”) + -iainen → mutiainen (“dark-skinned person”)
- kuori (“crust”) + -iainen → kuoriainen (“beetle”)
- ripsi (“cilium”) + -iainen → ripsiäinen (“thrips”)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of -iainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | -iainen | -iaiset | |
genitive | -iaisen | -iaisten -iaisien | |
partitive | -iaista | -iaisia | |
illative | -iaiseen | -iaisiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | -iainen | -iaiset | |
accusative | nom. | -iainen | -iaiset |
gen. | -iaisen | ||
genitive | -iaisen | -iaisten -iaisien | |
partitive | -iaista | -iaisia | |
inessive | -iaisessa | -iaisissa | |
elative | -iaisesta | -iaisista | |
illative | -iaiseen | -iaisiin | |
adessive | -iaisella | -iaisilla | |
ablative | -iaiselta | -iaisilta | |
allative | -iaiselle | -iaisille | |
essive | -iaisena | -iaisina | |
translative | -iaiseksi | -iaisiksi | |
instructive | — | -iaisin | |
abessive | -iaisetta | -iaisitta | |
comitative | — | -iaisineen |
Possessive forms of -iainen (type nainen) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | -iaiseni | -iaisemme |
2nd person | -iaisesi | -iaisenne |
3rd person | -iaisensa |