iltain

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Finnish

Noun

iltain

  1. (rare) genitive plural of ilta

Anagrams

Ingrian

Meals of the day
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Etymology

From ilta (“evening”) +‎ -in. Compare Finnish iltainen.

Pronunciation

Noun

iltain

  1. nightfall
  2. supper, dinner
    • 1934, V. I. Junus, Lukukirja inkeroisia oppikoteja vart (neljäs klassa), Leningrad: Riikin Izdatelstvo Kirja, page 8:
      Siint ajast pappi hylkäis pocivoittamast trengille yhel kerraal suurust, lounatta ja iltaist.
      Ever since, the priest stopped treating the farmhand at once with breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Declension

Declension of iltain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative iltain iltaiset
genitive iltaisen iltaisiin
partitive iltaista, iltaist iltaisia
illative iltaisee iltaisii
inessive iltaisees iltaisiis
elative iltaisest iltaisist
allative iltaiselle iltaisille
adessive iltaiseel iltaisiil
ablative iltaiselt iltaisilt
translative iltaiseks iltaisiks
essive iltaisenna, iltaiseen iltaisinna, iltaisiin
exessive1) iltaisent iltaisint
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 92
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