apilain

Ingrian

Etymology

From api (“help”) +‎ -lain. Akin to Finnish apulainen.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑpilɑi̯ne/, [ˈɑpiɫəi̯n]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑpilɑi̯n/, [ˈɑb̥iɫɑi̯n]
• Rhymes: -ɑpilɑi̯n
• Hyphenation: a‧pi‧lain

Noun

apilain

1. helper, assistant

Declension

Declension of apilain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	apilain	apilaiset
genitive	apilaisen	apilaisiin
partitive	apilaista, apilaist	apilaisia
illative	apilaisee	apilaisii
inessive	apilaisees	apilaisiis
elative	apilaisest	apilaisist
allative	apilaiselle	apilaisille
adessive	apilaiseel	apilaisiil
ablative	apilaiselt	apilaisilt
translative	apilaiseks	apilaisiks
essive	apilaisenna, apilaiseen	apilaisinna, apilaisiin
exessive1)	apilaisent	apilaisint
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.

Synonyms

• apinikka, (rare; originally native) apulain

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 1