From Proto-Finnic *eklinen, equivalent to egle (“yesterday”) + -in. Cognates include Finnish eilinen and Estonian eilne.
egliin
| Declension of egliin (type 1/jokahiin, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | egliin | egliset |
| genitive | eglisen | eglisiin |
| partitive | eglistä, eglist | eglisiä |
| illative | eglisee | eglisii |
| inessive | eglises | eglisis |
| elative | eglisest | eglisist |
| allative | egliselle | eglisille |
| adessive | eglisel | eglisil |
| ablative | egliselt | eglisilt |
| translative | egliseks | eglisiks |
| essive | eglisennä, egliseen | eglisinnä, eglisiin |
| exessive1) | eglisent | eglisint |
| 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. | ||