-kkain

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See also: -kkäin

Finnish

Etymology

From the instructive plural of -kas.

Suffix

-kkain (front vowel harmony variant -kkäin, linguistic notation -kkAin)

  1. Forms situative adverbs.
    kasvot (face) → kasvokkain (face to face)
    vieri (side) → vierekkäin (side by side)

Usage notes

  • The case is applied only a limited number of words. Inflected forms are mostly singular, but some words have also a plural form.

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