From apu (“help”) + -lain. Akin to Finnish apulainen.
apulain
Declension of apulain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | apulain | apulaiset |
genitive | apulaisen | apulaisiin |
partitive | apulaista, apulaist | apulaisia |
illative | apulaisee | apulaisii |
inessive | apulaisees | apulaisiis |
elative | apulaisest | apulaisist |
allative | apulaiselle | apulaisille |
adessive | apulaiseel | apulaisiil |
ablative | apulaiselt | apulaisilt |
translative | apulaiseks | apulaisiks |
essive | apulaisenna, apulaiseen | apulaisinna, apulaisiin |
exessive1) | apulaisent | apulaisint |
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. |