Cognates include Finnish -mainen.
-main (front vowel variant -mäin)
| Declension of -main (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | -main | -maiset |
| genitive | -maisen | -maisiin |
| partitive | -maista, -maist | -maisia |
| illative | -maisee | -maisii |
| inessive | -maisees | -maisiis |
| elative | -maisest | -maisist |
| allative | -maiselle | -maisille |
| adessive | -maiseel | -maisiil |
| ablative | -maiselt | -maisilt |
| translative | -maiseks | -maisiks |
| essive | -maisenna, -maiseen | -maisinna, -maisiin |
| exessive1) | -maisent | -maisint |
| 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. | ||
From Latin mente, ablative singular of mēns (“mind”).
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