mustuainen

Finnish

Etymology

musta (“black”) +‎ -uainen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmustuɑi̯nen/, [ˈmus̠tuˌɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑinen
• Syllabification^(key): mus‧tu‧ai‧nen
• Hyphenation^(key): mus‧tu‧ai‧nen

Noun

mustuainen

1. (anatomy) pupil, black (of the eye) (part of an eye)

   Synonyms: pupilli, silmäterä

2. (in compounds) Used of some other small, black spots, such as kynnenmustuainen (“rim of dirt under a fingernail”).

Declension

Inflection of mustuainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		mustuainen	mustuaiset
genitive		mustuaisen	mustuaisten mustuaisien
partitive		mustuaista	mustuaisia
illative		mustuaiseen	mustuaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		mustuainen	mustuaiset
accusative	nom.	mustuainen	mustuaiset
	gen.	mustuaisen
genitive		mustuaisen	mustuaisten mustuaisien
partitive		mustuaista	mustuaisia
inessive		mustuaisessa	mustuaisissa
elative		mustuaisesta	mustuaisista
illative		mustuaiseen	mustuaisiin
adessive		mustuaisella	mustuaisilla
ablative		mustuaiselta	mustuaisilta
allative		mustuaiselle	mustuaisille
essive		mustuaisena	mustuaisina
translative		mustuaiseksi	mustuaisiksi
abessive		mustuaisetta	mustuaisitta
instructive		—	mustuaisin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mustuainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mustuaiseni mustuaiseni accusative nom. mustuaiseni mustuaiseni gen. mustuaiseni genitive mustuaiseni mustuaisteni mustuaisieni partitive mustuaistani mustuaisiani inessive mustuaisessani mustuaisissani elative mustuaisestani mustuaisistani illative mustuaiseeni mustuaisiini adessive mustuaisellani mustuaisillani ablative mustuaiseltani mustuaisiltani allative mustuaiselleni mustuaisilleni essive mustuaisenani mustuaisinani translative mustuaisekseni mustuaisikseni abessive mustuaisettani mustuaisittani instructive — — comitative — mustuaisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mustuaisesi mustuaisesi accusative nom. mustuaisesi mustuaisesi gen. mustuaisesi genitive mustuaisesi mustuaistesi mustuaisiesi partitive mustuaistasi mustuaisiasi inessive mustuaisessasi mustuaisissasi elative mustuaisestasi mustuaisistasi illative mustuaiseesi mustuaisiisi adessive mustuaisellasi mustuaisillasi ablative mustuaiseltasi mustuaisiltasi allative mustuaisellesi mustuaisillesi essive mustuaisenasi mustuaisinasi translative mustuaiseksesi mustuaisiksesi abessive mustuaisettasi mustuaisittasi instructive — — comitative — mustuaisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mustuaisemme mustuaisemme accusative nom. mustuaisemme mustuaisemme gen. mustuaisemme genitive mustuaisemme mustuaistemme mustuaisiemme partitive mustuaistamme mustuaisiamme inessive mustuaisessamme mustuaisissamme elative mustuaisestamme mustuaisistamme illative mustuaiseemme mustuaisiimme adessive mustuaisellamme mustuaisillamme ablative mustuaiseltamme mustuaisiltamme allative mustuaisellemme mustuaisillemme essive mustuaisenamme mustuaisinamme translative mustuaiseksemme mustuaisiksemme abessive mustuaisettamme mustuaisittamme instructive — — comitative — mustuaisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mustuaisenne mustuaisenne accusative nom. mustuaisenne mustuaisenne gen. mustuaisenne genitive mustuaisenne mustuaistenne mustuaisienne partitive mustuaistanne mustuaisianne inessive mustuaisessanne mustuaisissanne elative mustuaisestanne mustuaisistanne illative mustuaiseenne mustuaisiinne adessive mustuaisellanne mustuaisillanne ablative mustuaiseltanne mustuaisiltanne allative mustuaisellenne mustuaisillenne essive mustuaisenanne mustuaisinanne translative mustuaiseksenne mustuaisiksenne abessive mustuaisettanne mustuaisittanne instructive — — comitative — mustuaisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mustuaisensa mustuaisensa accusative nom. mustuaisensa mustuaisensa gen. mustuaisensa genitive mustuaisensa mustuaistensa mustuaisiensa partitive mustuaistaan mustuaistansa mustuaisiaan mustuaisiansa inessive mustuaisessaan mustuaisessansa mustuaisissaan mustuaisissansa elative mustuaisestaan mustuaisestansa mustuaisistaan mustuaisistansa illative mustuaiseensa mustuaisiinsa adessive mustuaisellaan mustuaisellansa mustuaisillaan mustuaisillansa ablative mustuaiseltaan mustuaiseltansa mustuaisiltaan mustuaisiltansa allative mustuaiselleen mustuaisellensa mustuaisilleen mustuaisillensa essive mustuaisenaan mustuaisenansa mustuaisinaan mustuaisinansa translative mustuaisekseen mustuaiseksensa mustuaisikseen mustuaisiksensa abessive mustuaisettaan mustuaisettansa mustuaisittaan mustuaisittansa instructive — — comitative — mustuaisineen mustuaisinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kynnenmustuainen
• mustuaisreaktio

Further reading

• “mustuainen”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• suuntaimen