kainalo

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kainalo, possibly from Proto-Uralic *konɜ + *ëla or a derivation from käden (*käδen) + ala > *käδen-ala > *käen-ala > *kain-alo. Compare Udmurt кун-ул (kun-ul).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑi̯nɑlo/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯nɑ̝lo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑinɑlo
• Syllabification^(key): kai‧na‧lo

Noun

kainalo

1. (anatomy) armpit
2. (figuratively) reference to a romantic relationship; compare kainaloinen

   Hän palasi entisen miehensä kainaloon.

   She returned to a relationship with her ex-husband.

3. (figuratively) protected location, shelter

   puutarha kallion kainalossa ― garden protected by rocks

Declension

Inflection of kainalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		kainalo	kainalot
genitive		kainalon	kainalojen kainaloiden kainaloitten
partitive		kainaloa	kainaloja kainaloita
illative		kainaloon	kainaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kainalo	kainalot
accusative	nom.	kainalo	kainalot
	gen.	kainalon
genitive		kainalon	kainalojen kainaloiden kainaloitten
partitive		kainaloa	kainaloja kainaloita
inessive		kainalossa	kainaloissa
elative		kainalosta	kainaloista
illative		kainaloon	kainaloihin
adessive		kainalolla	kainaloilla
ablative		kainalolta	kainaloilta
allative		kainalolle	kainaloille
essive		kainalona	kainaloina
translative		kainaloksi	kainaloiksi
abessive		kainalotta	kainaloitta
instructive		—	kainaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kainalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kainaloni kainaloni accusative nom. kainaloni kainaloni gen. kainaloni genitive kainaloni kainalojeni kainaloideni kainaloitteni partitive kainaloani kainalojani kainaloitani inessive kainalossani kainaloissani elative kainalostani kainaloistani illative kainalooni kainaloihini adessive kainalollani kainaloillani ablative kainaloltani kainaloiltani allative kainalolleni kainaloilleni essive kainalonani kainaloinani translative kainalokseni kainaloikseni abessive kainalottani kainaloittani instructive — — comitative — kainaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kainalosi kainalosi accusative nom. kainalosi kainalosi gen. kainalosi genitive kainalosi kainalojesi kainaloidesi kainaloittesi partitive kainaloasi kainalojasi kainaloitasi inessive kainalossasi kainaloissasi elative kainalostasi kainaloistasi illative kainaloosi kainaloihisi adessive kainalollasi kainaloillasi ablative kainaloltasi kainaloiltasi allative kainalollesi kainaloillesi essive kainalonasi kainaloinasi translative kainaloksesi kainaloiksesi abessive kainalottasi kainaloittasi instructive — — comitative — kainaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kainalomme kainalomme accusative nom. kainalomme kainalomme gen. kainalomme genitive kainalomme kainalojemme kainaloidemme kainaloittemme partitive kainaloamme kainalojamme kainaloitamme inessive kainalossamme kainaloissamme elative kainalostamme kainaloistamme illative kainaloomme kainaloihimme adessive kainalollamme kainaloillamme ablative kainaloltamme kainaloiltamme allative kainalollemme kainaloillemme essive kainalonamme kainaloinamme translative kainaloksemme kainaloiksemme abessive kainalottamme kainaloittamme instructive — — comitative — kainaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kainalonne kainalonne accusative nom. kainalonne kainalonne gen. kainalonne genitive kainalonne kainalojenne kainaloidenne kainaloittenne partitive kainaloanne kainalojanne kainaloitanne inessive kainalossanne kainaloissanne elative kainalostanne kainaloistanne illative kainaloonne kainaloihinne adessive kainalollanne kainaloillanne ablative kainaloltanne kainaloiltanne allative kainalollenne kainaloillenne essive kainalonanne kainaloinanne translative kainaloksenne kainaloiksenne abessive kainalottanne kainaloittanne instructive — — comitative — kainaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kainalonsa kainalonsa accusative nom. kainalonsa kainalonsa gen. kainalonsa genitive kainalonsa kainalojensa kainaloidensa kainaloittensa partitive kainaloaan kainaloansa kainalojaan kainaloitaan kainalojansa kainaloitansa inessive kainalossaan kainalossansa kainaloissaan kainaloissansa elative kainalostaan kainalostansa kainaloistaan kainaloistansa illative kainaloonsa kainaloihinsa adessive kainalollaan kainalollansa kainaloillaan kainaloillansa ablative kainaloltaan kainaloltansa kainaloiltaan kainaloiltansa allative kainalolleen kainalollensa kainaloilleen kainaloillensa essive kainalonaan kainalonansa kainaloinaan kainaloinansa translative kainalokseen kainaloksensa kainaloikseen kainaloiksensa abessive kainalottaan kainalottansa kainaloittaan kainaloittansa instructive — — comitative — kainaloineen kainaloinensa

Derived terms

• kainaloinen

 

compounds

• kainalohermo
• kainalohiki
• kainalojuttu
• kainalokarva
• kainalokarvoitus
• kainalokotelo
• kainalokuoppa
• kainalolämpö
• kainalopala
• kainalopieru
• kainalosauva

 

Further reading

• “kainalo”, 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

Anagrams

• laakion, olikaan, olkiaan

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kainalo. Cognates include Finnish kainalo and Estonian kaenal.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑi̯nɑlo/, [ˈkɑi̯nəɫŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑi̯nɑlo/, [ˈkɑi̯nɑɫo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯nɑlo
• Hyphenation: kai‧na‧lo

Noun

kainalo

1. Synonym of kaila (“armpit”)

Declension

Declension of kainalo (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kainalo	kainalot
genitive	kainalon	kainaloin, kainaloloin
partitive	kainaloa	kainaloja, kainaloloja
illative	kainaloo	kainaloihe, kainaloloihe
inessive	kainaloos	kainalois, kainalolois
elative	kainalost	kainaloist, kainaloloist
allative	kainalolle	kainaloille, kainaloloille
adessive	kainalool	kainaloil, kainaloloil
ablative	kainalolt	kainaloilt, kainaloloilt
translative	kainaloks	kainaloiks, kainaloloiks
essive	kainalonna, kainaloon	kainaloinna, kainaloloinna, kainaloin, kainaloloin
exessive1)	kainalont	kainaloint, kainaloloint
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

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 124

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kainalo.

Noun

kainalo

1. armpit