vassakkain

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vasta +‎ -kkain. Akin to Finnish vastakkainen.

Pronunciation

Adjective

vassakkain (comparative vassakkaisemp)

  1. opposite, contrary
    • 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 109:
      Kuin risuittaa avtora tööläsen perreen ja fabrikantan perreen vassakkaiset elämän otnoșenjat.
      How does the author paint the opposite relations of the life of the worker's family and the fabricant's family?

Declension

Declension of vassakkain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative vassakkain vassakkaiset
genitive vassakkaisen vassakkaisiin
partitive vassakkaista, vassakkaist vassakkaisia
illative vassakkaisee vassakkaisii
inessive vassakkaisees vassakkaisiis
elative vassakkaisest vassakkaisist
allative vassakkaiselle vassakkaisille
adessive vassakkaiseel vassakkaisiil
ablative vassakkaiselt vassakkaisilt
translative vassakkaiseks vassakkaisiks
essive vassakkaisenna, vassakkaiseen vassakkaisinna, vassakkaisiin
exessive1) vassakkaisent vassakkaisint
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.

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