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