From Proto-Finnic *molëmbat, equivalent to mo- + -l(a/e)- + -mmat pl (comparative suffix). The initial component is the pronominal stem mo-, from Proto-Finnic *mo-. The nature of the middle component is uncertain, but may have a cognate in Eastern Mari моло (molo).
molemmat
molemmat
In standard language, only the plural forms are used, with the singular form molempi- only appearing in compounds. However, in colloquial language, the singular forms are also used independently (much like how kumpikin works in the standard language). See molempi for more.
Inflection of molemmat (Kotus type 16*H/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation) | |||
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nominative | — | molemmat | |
genitive | — | molempien | |
partitive | — | molempia | |
illative | — | molempiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | — | molemmat | |
accusative | nom. | — | molemmat |
gen. | — | ||
genitive | — | molempien molempain rare | |
partitive | — | molempia | |
inessive | — | molemmissa | |
elative | — | molemmista | |
illative | — | molempiin | |
adessive | — | molemmilla | |
ablative | — | molemmilta | |
allative | — | molemmille | |
essive | — | molempina | |
translative | — | molemmiksi | |
abessive | — | molemmitta | |
instructive | — | molemmin | |
comitative | — | molempine |
molemmat
Declension of molemmat (type 3/koira, mp-mm gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | — | molemmat |
genitive | — | molempiin |
partitive | — | molempia |
illative | — | molempii |
inessive | — | molemmiis |
elative | — | molemmist |
allative | — | molemmille |
adessive | — | molemmiil |
ablative | — | molemmilt |
translative | — | molemmiks |
essive | — | molempinna, molempiin |
exessive1) | — | molempint |
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. |