alinen
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
alinen (comparative alisempi, superlative alisin) (rare)
Declension edit
Inflection of alinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | alinen | aliset | |
genitive | alisen | alisten alisien | |
partitive | alista | alisia | |
illative | aliseen | alisiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | alinen | aliset | |
accusative | nom. | alinen | aliset |
gen. | alisen | ||
genitive | alisen | alisten alisien | |
partitive | alista | alisia | |
inessive | alisessa | alisissa | |
elative | alisesta | alisista | |
illative | aliseen | alisiin | |
adessive | alisella | alisilla | |
ablative | aliselta | alisilta | |
allative | aliselle | alisille | |
essive | alisena | alisina | |
translative | aliseksi | alisiksi | |
abessive | alisetta | alisitta | |
instructive | — | alisin | |
comitative | — | alisine |
Further reading edit
- “alinen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier.
Verb edit
alinen (third-person singular simple present alineth, present participle alinende, alinynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle alined)
- to copulate
- 1410, Duke of York, Master of Game:
- She [-wolf] shal not be alyned withe noon of þe wolfes safe with on ... Þan þei goo a grete waye thennes and ther he alyned hure.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References edit
- “alīnen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin allinere (“to bedaub”).
Verb edit
alinen (third-person singular simple present alineth, present participle alinende, alinynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle alined)
- to bedaub, thus annoint
- c. 1350, William of Shoreham, Poems of William of Shoreham
- Hi beeþe eke atte fount Mid oylle and creyme alyned.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- c. 1350, William of Shoreham, Poems of William of Shoreham
References edit
- “alīnen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.