aine

From earlier *aineh, possibly an old loan of Germanic origin, compare Swedish ämne (“matter, subject”), from Proto-Germanic *abniz. This is however uncertain due to the exceptional correspondence of Germanic *b with Finnish i.^[1] The only certain cognate is Karelian aineh; Estonian aine is borrowed from Finnish.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯neˣ/, [ˈɑi̯ne̞(ʔ)]
Hyphenation: ai‧ne
Rhymes: -ɑine

NounEdit

aine

matter, material, substance
subject, discipline (particular area of study, especially one thought in a school)
Hänen lempiaineensa on fysiikka.
Her favorite subject is physics.
essay (written composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject, especially on written as part of one's schoolwork)

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of aine (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		aine	aineet
genitive		aineen	aineiden aineitten
partitive		ainetta	aineita
illative		aineeseen	aineisiin aineihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aine	aineet
accusative	nom.	aine	aineet
accusative	gen.	aineen	aineet
genitive		aineen	aineiden aineitten
partitive		ainetta	aineita
inessive		aineessa	aineissa
elative		aineesta	aineista
illative		aineeseen	aineisiin aineihin
adessive		aineella	aineilla
ablative		aineelta	aineilta
allative		aineelle	aineille
essive		aineena	aineina
translative		aineeksi	aineiksi
instructive		—	ainein
abessive		aineetta	aineitta
comitative		—	aineineen

SynonymsEdit

(matter): materia
(area of study): oppiaine
(essay): ainekirjoitus, essee

Derived termsEdit

CompoundsEdit

compounds

ReferencesEdit

^ Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija (editors). 1992–2000. Suomen sanojen alkuperä ('The Origin of Finnish Words'). Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus/Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. →ISBN.