maininki

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly maini- +‎ -nki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯niŋki/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯niŋk̟i]
• Rhymes: -ɑiniŋki
• Syllabification^(key): mai‧nin‧ki

Noun

maininki

1. (nautical) swell (long series of rounded waves continuing after the wind has ceased).

Declension

Inflection of maininki (Kotus type 5*G/risti, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		maininki	mainingit
genitive		mainingin	maininkien
partitive		maininkia	maininkeja
illative		maininkiin	maininkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maininki	mainingit
accusative	nom.	maininki	mainingit
	gen.	mainingin
genitive		mainingin	maininkien
partitive		maininkia	maininkeja
inessive		mainingissa	mainingeissa
elative		mainingista	mainingeista
illative		maininkiin	maininkeihin
adessive		mainingilla	mainingeilla
ablative		mainingilta	mainingeilta
allative		mainingille	mainingeille
essive		maininkina	maininkeina
translative		mainingiksi	mainingeiksi
abessive		mainingitta	mainingeitta
instructive		—	mainingein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maininki (Kotus type 5*G/risti, nk-ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maininkini maininkini accusative nom. maininkini maininkini gen. maininkini genitive maininkini maininkieni partitive maininkiani maininkejani inessive mainingissani mainingeissani elative mainingistani mainingeistani illative maininkiini maininkeihini adessive mainingillani mainingeillani ablative mainingiltani mainingeiltani allative mainingilleni mainingeilleni essive maininkinani maininkeinani translative mainingikseni mainingeikseni abessive mainingittani mainingeittani instructive — — comitative — maininkeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maininkisi maininkisi accusative nom. maininkisi maininkisi gen. maininkisi genitive maininkisi maininkiesi partitive maininkiasi maininkejasi inessive mainingissasi mainingeissasi elative mainingistasi mainingeistasi illative maininkiisi maininkeihisi adessive mainingillasi mainingeillasi ablative mainingiltasi mainingeiltasi allative mainingillesi mainingeillesi essive maininkinasi maininkeinasi translative mainingiksesi mainingeiksesi abessive mainingittasi mainingeittasi instructive — — comitative — maininkeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maininkimme maininkimme accusative nom. maininkimme maininkimme gen. maininkimme genitive maininkimme maininkiemme partitive maininkiamme maininkejamme inessive mainingissamme mainingeissamme elative mainingistamme mainingeistamme illative maininkiimme maininkeihimme adessive mainingillamme mainingeillamme ablative mainingiltamme mainingeiltamme allative mainingillemme mainingeillemme essive maininkinamme maininkeinamme translative mainingiksemme mainingeiksemme abessive mainingittamme mainingeittamme instructive — — comitative — maininkeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maininkinne maininkinne accusative nom. maininkinne maininkinne gen. maininkinne genitive maininkinne maininkienne partitive maininkianne maininkejanne inessive mainingissanne mainingeissanne elative mainingistanne mainingeistanne illative maininkiinne maininkeihinne adessive mainingillanne mainingeillanne ablative mainingiltanne mainingeiltanne allative mainingillenne mainingeillenne essive maininkinanne maininkeinanne translative mainingiksenne mainingeiksenne abessive mainingittanne mainingeittanne instructive — — comitative — maininkeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative maininkinsa maininkinsa accusative nom. maininkinsa maininkinsa gen. maininkinsa genitive maininkinsa maininkiensa partitive maininkiaan maininkiansa maininkejaan maininkejansa inessive mainingissaan mainingissansa mainingeissaan mainingeissansa elative mainingistaan mainingistansa mainingeistaan mainingeistansa illative maininkiinsa maininkeihinsa adessive mainingillaan mainingillansa mainingeillaan mainingeillansa ablative mainingiltaan mainingiltansa mainingeiltaan mainingeiltansa allative mainingilleen mainingillensa mainingeilleen mainingeillensa essive maininkinaan maininkinansa maininkeinaan maininkeinansa translative mainingikseen mainingiksensa mainingeikseen mainingeiksensa abessive mainingittaan mainingittansa mainingeittaan mainingeittansa instructive — — comitative — maininkeineen maininkeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• jälkimaininki

 

Further reading

• “maininki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03