alku (“beginning, origin”) + aine (“matter”). Coined by Finnish priest Anders Gabriel Wikman in 1829.
alkuaine
Inflection of alkuaine (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | |||
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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. |