Parainen

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From earlier *Parkainen (compare borrowed Swedish Pargas), probably derived from an unknown stem *parka- which has been variously connected with a substrate word meaning "sand field" and Finnish parka (“poor, someone pitiful”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑi̯nen/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
Rhymes: -ɑrɑinen
Syllabification^(key): Pa‧rai‧nen

Proper noun edit

Parainen

Pargas (a town in Southwest Finland)

Usage notes edit

In Finnish, the correct inflection of placenames is determined by the local practice. Parainen is a singular word, but it is inflected in plural. However, in partitive and translative also singular is used.

Declension edit

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Parainen" is Paraisilla.

Declension of Parainen (type 38/nainen)

	singular	plural
nominative	Parainen	–
genitive	–	Paraisten
partitive	Paraista	Paraisia
accusative	Parainen Paraisen	–
inessive	–	Paraisissa
elative	–	Paraisista
illative	–	Paraisiin
adessive	–	Paraisilla
ablative	–	Paraisilta
allative	–	Paraisille
essive	–	Paraisina
translative	Paraiseksi	Paraisiksi
abessive	–	Paraisitta
instructive	–	Paraisin
comitative	–	Paraisineen

Derived terms edit

paraislainen

Anagrams edit

rapainen