Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Germanic *aiwīnaz (“everlasting”). The other Finnic terms (Ingrian aivina, Karelian aivina, Votic aivinõ) probably derive from Finnish.[1]
aivina
Inflection of aivina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | aivina | aivinat | |
genitive | aivinan | aivinoiden aivinoitten | |
partitive | aivinaa | aivinoita | |
illative | aivinaan | aivinoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | aivina | aivinat | |
accusative | nom. | aivina | aivinat |
gen. | aivinan | ||
genitive | aivinan | aivinoiden aivinoitten aivinain rare | |
partitive | aivinaa | aivinoita | |
inessive | aivinassa | aivinoissa | |
elative | aivinasta | aivinoista | |
illative | aivinaan | aivinoihin | |
adessive | aivinalla | aivinoilla | |
ablative | aivinalta | aivinoilta | |
allative | aivinalle | aivinoille | |
essive | aivinana | aivinoina | |
translative | aivinaksi | aivinoiksi | |
abessive | aivinatta | aivinoitta | |
instructive | — | aivinoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Cognates include Finnish aivina.
aivina
Declension of aivina (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | aivina | aivinat |
genitive | aivinan | aivinoin |
partitive | aivinaa | aivinoja |
illative | aivinaa | aivinoihe |
inessive | aivinaas | aivinois |
elative | aivinast | aivinoist |
allative | aivinalle | aivinoille |
adessive | aivinaal | aivinoil |
ablative | aivinalt | aivinoilt |
translative | aivinaks | aivinoiks |
essive | aivinanna, aivinaan | aivinoinna, aivinoin |
exessive1) | aivinant | aivinoint |
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. |