alkuaine

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word alkuaine. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word alkuaine, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say alkuaine in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word alkuaine you have here. The definition of the word alkuaine will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofalkuaine, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Finnish

Etymology

alku (beginning, origin) +‎ aine (matter). Coined by Finnish priest Anders Gabriel Wikman in 1829.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlkuˌɑi̯neˣ/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑine
  • Syllabification(key): al‧ku‧ai‧ne

Noun

alkuaine

  1. (chemistry) chemical element, element
  2. (chemistry) elementary substance
    alkuainehiilielemental carbon

Declension

Inflection of alkuaine (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative alkuaine alkuaineet
genitive alkuaineen alkuaineiden
alkuaineitten
partitive alkuainetta alkuaineita
illative alkuaineeseen alkuaineisiin
alkuaineihin
singular plural
nominative alkuaine alkuaineet
accusative nom. alkuaine alkuaineet
gen. alkuaineen
genitive alkuaineen alkuaineiden
alkuaineitten
partitive alkuainetta alkuaineita
inessive alkuaineessa alkuaineissa
elative alkuaineesta alkuaineista
illative alkuaineeseen alkuaineisiin
alkuaineihin
adessive alkuaineella alkuaineilla
ablative alkuaineelta alkuaineilta
allative alkuaineelle alkuaineille
essive alkuaineena alkuaineina
translative alkuaineeksi alkuaineiksi
abessive alkuaineetta alkuaineitta
instructive alkuainein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of alkuaine (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading