-kkain
See also: -kkäin
Finnish
Etymology
From the instructive plural of -kas.
Suffix
-kkain (front vowel harmony variant -kkäin, linguistic notation -kkAin)
- 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.
Derived terms
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