kainaloinen

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Finnish

Etymology

From kainalo +‎ -inen, from Kalevala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯nɑloi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -oinen
  • Hyphenation(key): kai‧na‧loi‧nen

Adjective

kainaloinen (not comparable) (archaic)

  1. (of a woman) dear; chiefly used in the expression kainaloinen kana, which might be translated as consort or darling
    • 1849, Elias Lönnrot, editor, Kalevala, Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, page 125:
      Enkä taia tullakana, / En tulla minä sinulle / Ikuiseksi ystäväksi, / Kainaloiseksi kanaksi, / Sun sian levittäjäksi, / Pään-alaisen laskiaksi.
      I don't think I'll come after all, / I'll not come to you / To be your eternal friend, / To be your consort, / To make your bed, / To prepare your pillow.

Declension

Inflection of kainaloinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative kainaloinen kainaloiset
genitive kainaloisen kainaloisten
kainaloisien
partitive kainaloista kainaloisia
illative kainaloiseen kainaloisiin
singular plural
nominative kainaloinen kainaloiset
accusative nom. kainaloinen kainaloiset
gen. kainaloisen
genitive kainaloisen kainaloisten
kainaloisien
partitive kainaloista kainaloisia
inessive kainaloisessa kainaloisissa
elative kainaloisesta kainaloisista
illative kainaloiseen kainaloisiin
adessive kainaloisella kainaloisilla
ablative kainaloiselta kainaloisilta
allative kainaloiselle kainaloisille
essive kainaloisena kainaloisina
translative kainaloiseksi kainaloisiksi
abessive kainaloisetta kainaloisitta
instructive kainaloisin
comitative kainaloisine
Possessive forms of kainaloinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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