alain

See also: Alain and Al Ain

Finnish

Alternative forms

• alojen

Noun

alain

1. genitive plural of ala

Anagrams

• Alina, Laina, laina, naali

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

alain (feminine alaine, masculine plural alains, feminine plural alaines)

1. (relational) Alan (of the Alans)

Further reading

• “alain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Ingrian

Alaiset (1).

Etymology

From ala- (“sub-”) +‎ -in. Akin to Finnish alainen.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑi̯ne/, [ˈɑɫɑi̯n]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑi̯n/, [ˈɑɫˑɑi̯n]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑi̯n/, [ˈɑɫːɑi̯n]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑi̯n
• Hyphenation: a‧lain

Noun

alain

1. mitten
2. Synonym of alaisin (“anvil”)

Adjective

alain (not comparable)

1. subordinate
2. being under ...
3. dependent on...
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 47:

     Konsonanttapohjaas ono steeppenivaihon alaisen konsonantan slaaboi steeppeni.

     In the consonant stem there is the weak grade of the consonant that depends on consonant gradation.

Declension

Declension of alain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	alain	alaiset
genitive	alaisen	alaisiin
partitive	alaista, alaist	alaisia
illative	alaisee	alaisii
inessive	alaisees	alaisiis
elative	alaisest	alaisist
allative	alaiselle	alaisille
adessive	alaiseel	alaisiil
ablative	alaiselt	alaisilt
translative	alaiseks	alaisiks
essive	alaisenna, alaiseen	alaisinna, alaisiin
exessive1)	alaisent	alaisint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• maanalain

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 12
• Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 19