teini
Finnish
Etymology
From Old Swedish diäkn, deghn, compare Swedish djäkne, ultimately from Ancient Greek διάκονος (diákonos). Current meaning further influenced by English teen, even though the words are not related.
Noun
teini
- A teen.
Declension
Inflection of teini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | teini | teinit | ||
genitive | teinin | teinien | ||
partitive | teiniä | teinejä | ||
illative | teiniin | teineihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | teini | teinit | ||
accusative | nom. | teini | teinit | |
gen. | teinin | |||
genitive | teinin | teinien | ||
partitive | teiniä | teinejä | ||
inessive | teinissä | teineissä | ||
elative | teinistä | teineistä | ||
illative | teiniin | teineihin | ||
adessive | teinillä | teineillä | ||
ablative | teiniltä | teineiltä | ||
allative | teinille | teineille | ||
essive | teininä | teineinä | ||
translative | teiniksi | teineiksi | ||
abessive | teinittä | teineittä | ||
instructive | — | teinein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Compounds
compounds