From saman (“of the same”) + tapain (“resembling”).
samantapain (comparative samantapaisemp)
| Declension of samantapain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | samantapain | samantapaiset |
| genitive | samantapaisen | samantapaisiin |
| partitive | samantapaista, samantapaist | samantapaisia |
| illative | samantapaisee | samantapaisii |
| inessive | samantapaisees | samantapaisiis |
| elative | samantapaisest | samantapaisist |
| allative | samantapaiselle | samantapaisille |
| adessive | samantapaiseel | samantapaisiil |
| ablative | samantapaiselt | samantapaisilt |
| translative | samantapaiseks | samantapaisiks |
| essive | samantapaisenna, samantapaiseen | samantapaisinna, samantapaisiin |
| exessive1) | samantapaisent | samantapaisint |
| 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. | ||