avain

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Finnish

Etymology

avata +‎ -in, literally "an opening tool, tool for opening". Compare Livvi avain, Veps avadim.

Pronunciation

Noun

avain

  1. key (device designed to open and close a lock)
    avaimet käteen -toimitusturnkey delivery
  2. (figuratively) key (crucial step)
  3. (telegraphy) key (device used to transmit Morse code)
  4. (chiefly in compounds) wrench, spanner (tool)
    jakoavainadjustable wrench / adjustable spanner
    kiintoavainnon-adjustable wrench / non-adjustable spanner
  5. (music) clef (used especially in compound terms)
    Synonyms: klaavi, nuottiavain
    diskanttiavaintreble clef
    g-avainG clef
  6. code (set of rules for converting information in a primitive form of cryptography)
  7. (cryptography) key (piece of information used to encode or decode)
  8. (computing, databases) key (field, potentially unique, used for lookup)

Declension

Inflection of avain (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)
nominative avain avaimet
genitive avaimen avaimien
avainten
partitive avainta avaimia
illative avaimeen avaimiin
singular plural
nominative avain avaimet
accusative nom. avain avaimet
gen. avaimen
genitive avaimen avaimien
avainten
partitive avainta avaimia
inessive avaimessa avaimissa
elative avaimesta avaimista
illative avaimeen avaimiin
adessive avaimella avaimilla
ablative avaimelta avaimilta
allative avaimelle avaimille
essive avaimena avaimina
translative avaimeksi avaimiksi
abessive avaimetta avaimitta
instructive avaimin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of avain (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative avaimeni avaimeni
accusative nom. avaimeni avaimeni
gen. avaimeni
genitive avaimeni avaimieni
avainteni
partitive avaintani avaimiani
inessive avaimessani avaimissani
elative avaimestani avaimistani
illative avaimeeni avaimiini
adessive avaimellani avaimillani
ablative avaimeltani avaimiltani
allative avaimelleni avaimilleni
essive avaimenani avaiminani
translative avaimekseni avaimikseni
abessive avaimettani avaimittani
instructive
comitative avaimineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative avaimesi avaimesi
accusative nom. avaimesi avaimesi
gen. avaimesi
genitive avaimesi avaimiesi
avaintesi
partitive avaintasi avaimiasi
inessive avaimessasi avaimissasi
elative avaimestasi avaimistasi
illative avaimeesi avaimiisi
adessive avaimellasi avaimillasi
ablative avaimeltasi avaimiltasi
allative avaimellesi avaimillesi
essive avaimenasi avaiminasi
translative avaimeksesi avaimiksesi
abessive avaimettasi avaimittasi
instructive
comitative avaiminesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative avaimemme avaimemme
accusative nom. avaimemme avaimemme
gen. avaimemme
genitive avaimemme avaimiemme
avaintemme
partitive avaintamme avaimiamme
inessive avaimessamme avaimissamme
elative avaimestamme avaimistamme
illative avaimeemme avaimiimme
adessive avaimellamme avaimillamme
ablative avaimeltamme avaimiltamme
allative avaimellemme avaimillemme
essive avaimenamme avaiminamme
translative avaimeksemme avaimiksemme
abessive avaimettamme avaimittamme
instructive
comitative avaiminemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative avaimenne avaimenne
accusative nom. avaimenne avaimenne
gen. avaimenne
genitive avaimenne avaimienne
avaintenne
partitive avaintanne avaimianne
inessive avaimessanne avaimissanne
elative avaimestanne avaimistanne
illative avaimeenne avaimiinne
adessive avaimellanne avaimillanne
ablative avaimeltanne avaimiltanne
allative avaimellenne avaimillenne
essive avaimenanne avaiminanne
translative avaimeksenne avaimiksenne
abessive avaimettanne avaimittanne
instructive
comitative avaiminenne

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Derived terms

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Anagrams

Livvi

Kaksi avaindu.

Etymology

From avata (to open) +‎ -in. Akin to Finnish avain.

Pronunciation

Noun

avain

  1. key

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • Olga Žarinova (2012) Pagizemmo Karjalakse [Let's speak Karelian], St Petersburg, →ISBN, page 10
  • Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 23