ainus

See also: Ainus

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯nus/, [ˈɑi̯nus]

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• Rhymes: -ɑinus
• Hyphenation: ai‧nus

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *ainaga, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, compare English any, Dutch enig, German einig, Icelandic einigur and Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃 (ainahs). Also posited to be a borrowing from Baltic, compare Latvian viens, Lithuanian vienas, Old Prussian ains. Cognates include Finnish ainoa, Votic ainõgo, Livonian āinagi, Ingrian ainava, Livvi aino, Ludian ainag and Veps ainag.

Adjective

ainus (genitive ainsa or ainu, partitive ainsat or ainust, comparative ainsam, superlative kõige ainsam)

1. only, sole
   1. Having just one of sth/sb.

      Rästik on ainus teadaolev mürgine madu Eestis.

      The viper is the only known venomous snake in Estonia.

      Ainus bussiliin kulgeb saare ühest otsast teise.

      The only bus line goes from one side of the island to the other.

      Synonyms: üksainsam, ainuke, ainukene, üksainuke, üksainukene, üksainus, ainumane, ainumas, üksainumas, ainsam, ainukordne, singulaarne, unikaalne, ainuline, ainuvõimalik, üksik

Noun

ainus (genitive ainsa or ainu, partitive ainsat or ainust)

1. (poetic) loved one

   Synonyms: ainuke, ainukene, kallim, armas, armastatu, armsam, kallis, armastus, kullakallis, kallike, kallikene, kullake, kullakene, kullapai, kõige armsam, armsaim, arm, lemmik

Declension

Declension of ainus (ÕS type 3/vaher, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		ainus	ainsad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	ainsa
genitive			ainsate
partitive		ainsat	ainsaid
illative		ainsasse	ainsatesse ainsaisse
inessive		ainsas	ainsates ainsais
elative		ainsast	ainsatest ainsaist
allative		ainsale	ainsatele ainsaile
adessive		ainsal	ainsatel ainsail
ablative		ainsalt	ainsatelt ainsailt
translative		ainsaks	ainsateks ainsaiks
terminative		ainsani	ainsateni
essive		ainsana	ainsatena
abessive		ainsata	ainsateta
comitative		ainsaga	ainsatega

Declension of ainus (ÕS type 5/liige, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		ainus	ainsad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	ainsa
genitive			ainsate
partitive		ainust	ainsaid
illative		ainsasse	ainsatesse ainsaisse
inessive		ainsas	ainsates ainsais
elative		ainsast	ainsatest ainsaist
allative		ainsale	ainsatele ainsaile
adessive		ainsal	ainsatel ainsail
ablative		ainsalt	ainsatelt ainsailt
translative		ainsaks	ainsateks ainsaiks
terminative		ainsani	ainsateni
essive		ainsana	ainsatena
abessive		ainsata	ainsateta
comitative		ainsaga	ainsatega

(archaic):

Declension of ainus (ÕS type 7/kallas, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		ainus	ainud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	ainu
genitive			ainuste
partitive		ainust	ainuid
illative		ainusse	ainustesse ainuisse
inessive		ainus	ainustes ainuis
elative		ainust	ainustest ainuist
allative		ainule	ainustele ainuile
adessive		ainul	ainustel ainuil
ablative		ainult	ainustelt ainuilt
translative		ainuks	ainusteks ainuiks
terminative		ainuni	ainusteni
essive		ainuna	ainustena
abessive		ainuta	ainusteta
comitative		ainuga	ainustega

Derived terms

nouns

• ainsus

 

adjectives

• ainik
• ainsam
• ainuke
• ainuline
• ainumane
• ainumas

 

adverbs

• ainiti
• ainult
• ainuti

 

Compounds

• kolmainus
• üksainus

 

• ainuabielu
• ainueesmärk
• ainuesindaja
• ainuisik
• ainujuhtija
• ainujuhtimine
• ainujumal
• ainukehtiv
• ainukordne
• ainumõeldav
• ainumäärav
• ainuomane
• ainuomanik
• ainuplaan
• ainuprojekt
• ainupärija
• ainusobiv
• ainusündinud
• ainutoode
• ainutähtis
• ainuvalitsema
• ainuvõimalik
• ainuõige
• ainuõigus
• ainuüksi

 

• ainulaadne
• ainurakne
• ainuraksed
• ainuõõsne
• ainuõõssed

 

Etymology 2

Noun

ainus

1. inessive plural of ain

Etymology 3

Noun

ainus

1. inessive singular of ainu

References

• ainus in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Portuguese

Adjective

ainus

1. masculine/feminine plural of ainu

Noun

ainus m or f

1. plural of ainu

Spanish

Adjective

ainus pl

1. plural of ainu

Noun

ainus pl

1. plural of ainu