From Proto-Finnic *ahnas, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háćnas (compare Sanskrit अश्न (aśna, “gluttonous”)).[1]
ahnas (comparative ahnaampi, superlative ahnain)
| Inflection of ahnas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ahnas | ahnaat | |
| genitive | ahnaan | ahnaiden ahnaitten | |
| partitive | ahnasta | ahnaita | |
| illative | ahnaaseen | ahnaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ahnas | ahnaat | |
| accusative | nom. | ahnas | ahnaat |
| gen. | ahnaan | ||
| genitive | ahnaan | ahnaiden ahnaitten ahnasten rare | |
| partitive | ahnasta | ahnaita | |
| inessive | ahnaassa | ahnaissa | |
| elative | ahnaasta | ahnaista | |
| illative | ahnaaseen | ahnaisiin ahnaihin rare | |
| adessive | ahnaalla | ahnailla | |
| ablative | ahnaalta | ahnailta | |
| allative | ahnaalle | ahnaille | |
| essive | ahnaana | ahnaina | |
| translative | ahnaaksi | ahnaiksi | |
| abessive | ahnaatta | ahnaitta | |
| instructive | — | ahnain | |
| comitative | — | ahnaine | |
From Proto-Finnic *ahnas. Cognates include Finnish ahnas.
ahnas (comparative ahnaamp)
| Declension of ahnas (type 2/patsas, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ahnas | ahnaat |
| genitive | ahnaan | ahnain |
| partitive | ahnasta, ahnast | ahnaita, ahnaja |
| illative | ahnaasse | ahnaisse |
| inessive | ahnaas | ahnais |
| elative | ahnaast | ahnaist |
| allative | ahnaalle | ahnaille |
| adessive | ahnaal | ahnail |
| ablative | ahnaalt | ahnailt |
| translative | ahnaaks | ahnaiks |
| essive | ahnaanna, ahnaan | ahnainna, ahnain |
| exessive1) | ahnaant | ahnaint |
| 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. | ||