emäin

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Finnish

Alternative forms

Noun

emäin

  1. genitive plural of emä

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

From emä (“mother”) +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

Adjective

emäin (comparative emäisemp)

  1. (of animals) motherly

Declension

Declension of emäin (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative emäin emäiset
genitive emäisen emäisiin
partitive emäistä, emäist emäisiä
illative emäisee emäisii
inessive emäisees emäisiis
elative emäisest emäisist
allative emäiselle emäisille
adessive emäiseel emäisiil
ablative emäiselt emäisilt
translative emäiseks emäisiks
essive emäisennä, emäiseen emäisinnä, emäisiin
exessive1) emäisent emäisint
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 32
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