Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From paha (bad) +‎ -in. Akin to Finnish pahainen.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

pahain

  1. bad, poor
  2. thin, slim
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10:
      Niin hää [lintu] ono jäänt pahaiseks.
      So thin it [the bird] has become.

Declension edit

Declension of pahain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative pahain pahaiset
genitive pahaisen pahaisiin
partitive pahaista, pahaist pahaisia
illative pahaisee pahaisii
inessive pahaisees pahaisiis
elative pahaisest pahaisist
allative pahaiselle pahaisille
adessive pahaiseel pahaisiil
ablative pahaiselt pahaisilt
translative pahaiseks pahaisiks
essive pahaisenna, pahaiseen pahaisinna, pahaisiin
exessive1) pahaisent pahaisint
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.

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 372

Votic edit

Etymology edit

paha +‎ -in

Pronunciation edit

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈpɑhɑi̯n/, [ˈpɑhɑi̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑi̯n
  • Hyphenation: pa‧hain

Adjective edit

pahain

  1. skinny, slim, thin
  2. bad, poor
  3. poor, miserable, wretched

Inflection edit

Declension of pahain (type XII/sinin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative pahain pahaizõd
genitive pahaizõ pahaizijõ, pahaizi
partitive pahaissõ pahaizita, pahaizi
illative pahaizõ, pahaizõõsõ pahaizisõ
inessive pahaizõz pahaiziz
elative pahaizõssõ pahaizissõ
allative pahaizõlõõ pahaizilõõ
adessive pahaizõllõ pahaizillõ
ablative pahaizõltõ pahaiziltõ
translative pahaizõssi pahaizissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References edit

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “pahain”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn