mainio

See also: Mainio

Finnish

Etymology

Probably mainita +‎ -io, or from the dialectal verb mainoa (“to wonder, to praise”) (compare mainos and possibly maine), which is also ultimately related to mainita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑi̯nio/, [ˈmɑ̝i̯nio̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑinio
• Syllabification^(key): mai‧ni‧o

Adjective

mainio (comparative mainiompi, superlative mainioin)

1. excellent, superb, great, wonderful, fine (very positive)

Declension

Inflection of mainio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		mainio	mainiot
genitive		mainion	mainioiden mainioitten
partitive		mainiota	mainioita
illative		mainioon	mainioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mainio	mainiot
accusative	nom.	mainio	mainiot
	gen.	mainion
genitive		mainion	mainioiden mainioitten
partitive		mainiota	mainioita
inessive		mainiossa	mainioissa
elative		mainiosta	mainioista
illative		mainioon	mainioihin
adessive		mainiolla	mainioilla
ablative		mainiolta	mainioilta
allative		mainiolle	mainioille
essive		mainiona	mainioina
translative		mainioksi	mainioiksi
abessive		mainiotta	mainioitta
instructive		—	mainioin
comitative		—	mainioine

Possessive forms of mainio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mainioni mainioni accusative nom. mainioni mainioni gen. mainioni genitive mainioni mainioideni mainioitteni partitive mainiotani mainioitani inessive mainiossani mainioissani elative mainiostani mainioistani illative mainiooni mainioihini adessive mainiollani mainioillani ablative mainioltani mainioiltani allative mainiolleni mainioilleni essive mainionani mainioinani translative mainiokseni mainioikseni abessive mainiottani mainioittani instructive — — comitative — mainioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mainiosi mainiosi accusative nom. mainiosi mainiosi gen. mainiosi genitive mainiosi mainioidesi mainioittesi partitive mainiotasi mainioitasi inessive mainiossasi mainioissasi elative mainiostasi mainioistasi illative mainioosi mainioihisi adessive mainiollasi mainioillasi ablative mainioltasi mainioiltasi allative mainiollesi mainioillesi essive mainionasi mainioinasi translative mainioksesi mainioiksesi abessive mainiottasi mainioittasi instructive — — comitative — mainioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mainiomme mainiomme accusative nom. mainiomme mainiomme gen. mainiomme genitive mainiomme mainioidemme mainioittemme partitive mainiotamme mainioitamme inessive mainiossamme mainioissamme elative mainiostamme mainioistamme illative mainioomme mainioihimme adessive mainiollamme mainioillamme ablative mainioltamme mainioiltamme allative mainiollemme mainioillemme essive mainionamme mainioinamme translative mainioksemme mainioiksemme abessive mainiottamme mainioittamme instructive — — comitative — mainioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mainionne mainionne accusative nom. mainionne mainionne gen. mainionne genitive mainionne mainioidenne mainioittenne partitive mainiotanne mainioitanne inessive mainiossanne mainioissanne elative mainiostanne mainioistanne illative mainioonne mainioihinne adessive mainiollanne mainioillanne ablative mainioltanne mainioiltanne allative mainiollenne mainioillenne essive mainionanne mainioinanne translative mainioksenne mainioiksenne abessive mainiottanne mainioittanne instructive — — comitative — mainioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mainionsa mainionsa accusative nom. mainionsa mainionsa gen. mainionsa genitive mainionsa mainioidensa mainioittensa partitive mainiotaan mainiotansa mainioitaan mainioitansa inessive mainiossaan mainiossansa mainioissaan mainioissansa elative mainiostaan mainiostansa mainioistaan mainioistansa illative mainioonsa mainioihinsa adessive mainiollaan mainiollansa mainioillaan mainioillansa ablative mainioltaan mainioltansa mainioiltaan mainioiltansa allative mainiolleen mainiollensa mainioilleen mainioillensa essive mainionaan mainionansa mainioinaan mainioinansa translative mainiokseen mainioksensa mainioikseen mainioiksensa abessive mainiottaan mainiottansa mainioittaan mainioittansa instructive — — comitative — mainioineen mainioinensa

Synonyms

• erinomainen
• loistava
• mahtava
• oiva, oivallinen

Derived terms

• mainiosti

 

compounds

• maanmainio

 

Further reading

• “mainio”, 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 2023-07-03