ainoa
See also: Ainoa
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *ainaga, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz (“sole”) (from *ainaz (“one”)), preserving the older meaning seen in the Latin cognate unicus (“unique”). Cognate with Estonian ainus, Votic ainõgo, Ingrian ainava, Livonian āinagi, Ludian ainag.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editainoa (not comparable)
Declension
editInflection of ainoa (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ainoa | ainoat | |
genitive | ainoan | ainoiden ainoitten | |
partitive | ainoaa ainoata |
ainoita | |
illative | ainoaan | ainoisiin ainoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ainoa | ainoat | |
accusative | nom. | ainoa | ainoat |
gen. | ainoan | ||
genitive | ainoan | ainoiden ainoitten ainoain rare | |
partitive | ainoaa ainoata |
ainoita | |
inessive | ainoassa | ainoissa | |
elative | ainoasta | ainoista | |
illative | ainoaan | ainoisiin ainoihin | |
adessive | ainoalla | ainoilla | |
ablative | ainoalta | ainoilta | |
allative | ainoalle | ainoille | |
essive | ainoana | ainoina | |
translative | ainoaksi | ainoiksi | |
abessive | ainoatta | ainoitta | |
instructive | — | ainoin | |
comitative | — | ainoine |
Synonyms
edit- (only, sole): ainut, ainokainen,
- (colloquial) ainoo
Derived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “ainoa”, 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 2023-07-02
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