Appendix:Finnish nominal inflection/sisin

KOTUS type 36 (sisin)	NSK type 59 (pahin)

Superlative adjectives ending with -in.

Inflection stem replaces -n with -mpa-/-mpä-, subject to mp→mm consonant gradation. The -a-/-ä- is dropped before the plural marker -i-.

Partitive singular ending -ta/-tä, partitive plural ending -a/-ä and genitive plural endings -en/-ten.

Declension

back vowels (contains a, o or u)

front vowels (no a, o or u)

Inflection of Finnish nominal inflection/sisin (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation) nominative pahin pahimmat genitive pahimman pahimpien pahinten partitive pahinta pahimpia illative pahimpaan pahimpiin singular plural nominative pahin pahimmat accusative nom. pahin pahimmat gen. pahimman genitive pahimman pahimpien pahinten pahimpainrare partitive pahinta pahimpia inessive pahimmassa pahimmissa elative pahimmasta pahimmista illative pahimpaan pahimpiin adessive pahimmalla pahimmilla ablative pahimmalta pahimmilta allative pahimmalle pahimmille essive pahimpana pahimpina translative pahimmaksi pahimmiksi instructive — pahimmin abessive pahimmatta pahimmitta comitative — pahimpine Possessive forms of Finnish nominal inflection/sisin (type sisin) Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. possessor singular plural 1st person pahimpani pahimpamme 2nd person pahimpasi pahimpanne 3rd person pahimpansa

Inflection of Finnish nominal inflection/sisin (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation) nominative sisin sisimmät genitive sisimmän sisimpien sisinten partitive sisintä sisimpiä illative sisimpään sisimpiin singular plural nominative sisin sisimmät accusative nom. sisin sisimmät gen. sisimmän genitive sisimmän sisimpien sisinten sisimpäinrare partitive sisintä sisimpiä inessive sisimmässä sisimmissä elative sisimmästä sisimmistä illative sisimpään sisimpiin adessive sisimmällä sisimmillä ablative sisimmältä sisimmiltä allative sisimmälle sisimmille essive sisimpänä sisimpinä translative sisimmäksi sisimmiksi instructive — sisimmin abessive sisimmättä sisimmittä comitative — sisimpine Possessive forms of Finnish nominal inflection/sisin (type sisin) Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. possessor singular plural 1st person sisimpäni sisimpämme 2nd person sisimpäsi sisimpänne 3rd person sisimpänsä

Consonant gradation detail

Summary

	grade	mp → mm
nominative	–	pahin
genitive	weak	pahimman
partitive	strong	pahimpaa
elative	weak	pahimmasta
illative	strong	pahimpaan

Complete declension example highlighting consonant gradation (mp → mm)

Inflection of Finnish nominal inflection/sisin (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation)
nominative		pahin	pahimmat
genitive		pahimman	pahimpien pahinten
partitive		pahinta	pahimpia
illative		pahimpaan	pahimpiin
		singular	plural
nominative		pahin	pahimmat
accusative	nom.	pahin	pahimmat
	gen.	pahimman
genitive		pahimman	pahimpien pahinten pahimpainrare
partitive		pahinta	pahimpia
inessive		pahimmassa	pahimmissa
elative		pahimmasta	pahimmista
illative		pahimpaan	pahimpiin
adessive		pahimmalla	pahimmilla
ablative		pahimmalta	pahimmilta
allative		pahimmalle	pahimmille
essive		pahimpana	pahimpina
translative		pahimmaksi	pahimmiksi
instructive		—	pahimmin
abessive		pahimmatta	pahimmitta
comitative		—	pahimpine

Possessive forms of Finnish nominal inflection/sisin (type sisin)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	pahimpani	pahimpamme
2nd person	pahimpasi	pahimpanne
3rd person	pahimpansa