kainalo

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kainalo, possibly from Proto-Uralic *konɜ + *ëla or a derivation from käden (*käδen) + ala > *käδen-ala > *käen-ala > *kain-alo. Compare Udmurt кун-ул (kun-ul).

Pronunciation

Noun

kainalo

  1. (anatomy) armpit
  2. (figuratively) reference to a romantic relationship; compare kainaloinen
    Hän palasi entisen miehensä kainaloon.
    She returned to a relationship with her ex-husband.
  3. (figuratively) protected location, shelter
    puutarha kallion kainalossagarden protected by rocks

Declension

Inflection of kainalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative kainalo kainalot
genitive kainalon kainalojen
kainaloiden
kainaloitten
partitive kainaloa kainaloja
kainaloita
illative kainaloon kainaloihin
singular plural
nominative kainalo kainalot
accusative nom. kainalo kainalot
gen. kainalon
genitive kainalon kainalojen
kainaloiden
kainaloitten
partitive kainaloa kainaloja
kainaloita
inessive kainalossa kainaloissa
elative kainalosta kainaloista
illative kainaloon kainaloihin
adessive kainalolla kainaloilla
ablative kainalolta kainaloilta
allative kainalolle kainaloille
essive kainalona kainaloina
translative kainaloksi kainaloiksi
abessive kainalotta kainaloitta
instructive kainaloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kainalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kainaloni kainaloni
accusative nom. kainaloni kainaloni
gen. kainaloni
genitive kainaloni kainalojeni
kainaloideni
kainaloitteni
partitive kainaloani kainalojani
kainaloitani
inessive kainalossani kainaloissani
elative kainalostani kainaloistani
illative kainalooni kainaloihini
adessive kainalollani kainaloillani
ablative kainaloltani kainaloiltani
allative kainalolleni kainaloilleni
essive kainalonani kainaloinani
translative kainalokseni kainaloikseni
abessive kainalottani kainaloittani
instructive
comitative kainaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kainalosi kainalosi
accusative nom. kainalosi kainalosi
gen. kainalosi
genitive kainalosi kainalojesi
kainaloidesi
kainaloittesi
partitive kainaloasi kainalojasi
kainaloitasi
inessive kainalossasi kainaloissasi
elative kainalostasi kainaloistasi
illative kainaloosi kainaloihisi
adessive kainalollasi kainaloillasi
ablative kainaloltasi kainaloiltasi
allative kainalollesi kainaloillesi
essive kainalonasi kainaloinasi
translative kainaloksesi kainaloiksesi
abessive kainalottasi kainaloittasi
instructive
comitative kainaloinesi

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kainalo. Cognates include Finnish kainalo and Estonian kaenal.

Pronunciation

Noun

kainalo

  1. Synonym of kaila (armpit)

Declension

Declension of kainalo (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kainalo kainalot
genitive kainalon kainaloin, kainaloloin
partitive kainaloa kainaloja, kainaloloja
illative kainaloo kainaloihe, kainaloloihe
inessive kainaloos kainalois, kainalolois
elative kainalost kainaloist, kainaloloist
allative kainalolle kainaloille, kainaloloille
adessive kainalool kainaloil, kainaloloil
ablative kainalolt kainaloilt, kainaloloilt
translative kainaloks kainaloiks, kainaloloiks
essive kainalonna, kainaloon kainaloinna, kainaloloinna, kainaloin, kainaloloin
exessive1) kainalont kainaloint, kainaloloint
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 124

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kainalo.

Noun

kainalo

  1. armpit