-kkain
See also: -kkäin
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From the instructive plural of -kas.
Suffix edit
-kkain (front vowel harmony variant -kkäin, linguistic notation -kkAin)
- Forms situative adverbs.
- kasvot (“face”) + -kkain → kasvokkain (“face to face”)
- vieri (“side”) + -kkain → vierekkäin (“side by side”)
Usage notes edit
- The case is applied only a limited number of words. Inflected forms are mostly singular, but some words have also a plural form.
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Anagrams edit
Ingrian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-kkain (front vowel variant -kkäin)
Usage notes edit
- In its oblique forms, this suffix always carries secondary stress in polysyllabic words.
Declension edit
| Declension of -kkain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | -kkain | -kkaiset |
| genitive | -kkaisen | -kkaisiin |
| partitive | -kkaista, -kkaist | -kkaisia |
| illative | -kkaisee | -kkaisii |
| inessive | -kkaisees | -kkaisiis |
| elative | -kkaisest | -kkaisist |
| allative | -kkaiselle | -kkaisille |
| adessive | -kkaiseel | -kkaisiil |
| ablative | -kkaiselt | -kkaisilt |
| translative | -kkaiseks | -kkaisiks |
| essive | -kkaisenna, -kkaiseen | -kkaisinna, -kkaisiin |
| exessive1) | -kkaisent | -kkaisint |
| 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. | ||
| Soikkola declension of -kkain (type 1/kärpäin, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | -kkain | -kkaiset, -kkaist |
| genitive | -kkaisen | -kkaisiin |
| partitive | -kaista, -kaist | -kkaisia |
| illative | -kkaisee | -kkaisii |
| inessive | -kkaisees | -kkaisiis |
| elative | -kkaiseest | -kkaisiist |
| allative | -kkaiselle | -kkaisille |
| adessive | -kkaiseel | -kkaisiil |
| ablative | -kkaiseelt | -kkaisiilt |
| translative | -kkaiseeks | -kkaisiiks |
| essive | -kkaiseen | -kkaisiin |
| exessive1) | -kkaiseent | -kkaisiint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) | ||
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From the instructive plural of -kas. Akin to Finnish -kkain.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-kkain (front vowel variant -kkäin)
- Forms situative adverbs.
- rinta (“chest”) + -kkain → rinnakkain (“side-by-side”)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-kkain