Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *paimën, borrowed from a Baltic language (compare Lithuanian piemuo), from Proto-Indo-European *poh₂-i-mn̥ (compare Ancient Greek ποιμήν (poimḗn)), from *peh₂- (to protect) (compare Latin pastor). Related to Karelian paimoi.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯men/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯me̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑimen
  • Syllabification(key): pai‧men

Noun edit

paimen

  1. herdsman, herder, herd
  2. (figurative) shepherd (someone who watches over and guides)

Declension edit

Inflection of paimen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)
nominative paimen paimenet
genitive paimenen paimenien
paimenten
partitive paimenta paimenia
illative paimeneen paimeniin
singular plural
nominative paimen paimenet
accusative nom. paimen paimenet
gen. paimenen
genitive paimenen paimenien
paimenten
partitive paimenta paimenia
inessive paimenessa paimenissa
elative paimenesta paimenista
illative paimeneen paimeniin
adessive paimenella paimenilla
ablative paimenelta paimenilta
allative paimenelle paimenille
essive paimenena paimenina
translative paimeneksi paimeniksi
abessive paimenetta paimenitta
instructive paimenin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of paimen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative paimeneni paimeneni
accusative nom. paimeneni paimeneni
gen. paimeneni
genitive paimeneni paimenieni
paimenteni
partitive paimentani paimeniani
inessive paimenessani paimenissani
elative paimenestani paimenistani
illative paimeneeni paimeniini
adessive paimenellani paimenillani
ablative paimeneltani paimeniltani
allative paimenelleni paimenilleni
essive paimenenani paimeninani
translative paimenekseni paimenikseni
abessive paimenettani paimenittani
instructive
comitative paimenineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative paimenesi paimenesi
accusative nom. paimenesi paimenesi
gen. paimenesi
genitive paimenesi paimeniesi
paimentesi
partitive paimentasi paimeniasi
inessive paimenessasi paimenissasi
elative paimenestasi paimenistasi
illative paimeneesi paimeniisi
adessive paimenellasi paimenillasi
ablative paimeneltasi paimeniltasi
allative paimenellesi paimenillesi
essive paimenenasi paimeninasi
translative paimeneksesi paimeniksesi
abessive paimenettasi paimenittasi
instructive
comitative paimeninesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative paimenemme paimenemme
accusative nom. paimenemme paimenemme
gen. paimenemme
genitive paimenemme paimeniemme
paimentemme
partitive paimentamme paimeniamme
inessive paimenessamme paimenissamme
elative paimenestamme paimenistamme
illative paimeneemme paimeniimme
adessive paimenellamme paimenillamme
ablative paimeneltamme paimeniltamme
allative paimenellemme paimenillemme
essive paimenenamme paimeninamme
translative paimeneksemme paimeniksemme
abessive paimenettamme paimenittamme
instructive
comitative paimeninemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative paimenenne paimenenne
accusative nom. paimenenne paimenenne
gen. paimenenne
genitive paimenenne paimenienne
paimentenne
partitive paimentanne paimenianne
inessive paimenessanne paimenissanne
elative paimenestanne paimenistanne
illative paimeneenne paimeniinne
adessive paimenellanne paimenillanne
ablative paimeneltanne paimeniltanne
allative paimenellenne paimenillenne
essive paimenenanne paimeninanne
translative paimeneksenne paimeniksenne
abessive paimenettanne paimenittanne
instructive
comitative paimeninenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative paimenensa paimenensa
accusative nom. paimenensa paimenensa
gen. paimenensa
genitive paimenensa paimeniensa
paimentensa
partitive paimentaan
paimentansa
paimeniaan
paimeniansa
inessive paimenessaan
paimenessansa
paimenissaan
paimenissansa
elative paimenestaan
paimenestansa
paimenistaan
paimenistansa
illative paimeneensa paimeniinsa
adessive paimenellaan
paimenellansa
paimenillaan
paimenillansa
ablative paimeneltaan
paimeneltansa
paimeniltaan
paimeniltansa
allative paimenelleen
paimenellensa
paimenilleen
paimenillensa
essive paimenenaan
paimenenansa
paimeninaan
paimeninansa
translative paimenekseen
paimeneksensa
paimenikseen
paimeniksensa
abessive paimenettaan
paimenettansa
paimenittaan
paimenittansa
instructive
comitative paimenineen
paimeninensa

Derived terms edit

verbs
compounds

See also edit

Further reading edit

Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *paimën. Cognates include Finnish paimen and Veps paimen.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

paimen

  1. herdsman (especially of cows or sheep)

Declension edit

Declension of paimen (type 12/tytär, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative paimen paimenet
genitive paimenen paimeniin
partitive paimenta paimenia
illative paimenee paimenii
inessive paimenees paimeniis
elative paimenest paimenist
allative paimenelle paimenille
adessive paimeneel paimeniil
ablative paimenelt paimenilt
translative paimeneks paimeniks
essive paimenenna, paimeneen paimeninna, paimeniin
exessive1) paimenent paimenint
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 edit

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 374

Karelian edit

Regional variants of paimen
North Karelian
(Viena)
paimen
South Karelian
(Tver)
paimen

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *paimën. Cognates include Finnish paimen and Veps paimen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯men/
  • Hyphenation: pai‧men

Noun edit

paimen (genitive paimenen, partitive paimentapaimenda)

  1. herdsman

Declension edit

Viena Karelian declension of paimen (type 11/paimen, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative paimen paimenet
genitive paimenen paimenien
partitive paimenta paimenie
illative paimeneh paimenih
inessive paimenešša paimenissa
elative paimenešta paimenista
adessive paimenella paimenilla
ablative paimenelta paimenilta
translative paimenekši paimeniksi
essive paimenina paimenina
comitative paimenineh
abessive paimenetta paimenitta
Tver Karelian declension of paimen (type 11/paimen, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative paimen paimenet
genitive paimenen paimenien
partitive paimenda paimenie
illative paimeneh paimenih
inessive paimenešša paimenissa
elative paimenešta paimenista
adessive paimenella paimenilla
ablative paimenelda paimenilda
translative paimenekši paimeniksi
essive paimenina paimenina
comitative paimenenke paimeninke
abessive paimenetta paimenitta
Possessive forms of paimen
1st person paimeneni
2nd person paimeneš
3rd person paimeneh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References edit

  • A. V. Punzhina (1994) “paimen”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
  • P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “paimen”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

Veps edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *paimën, borrowed from a Baltic language, from Proto-Indo-European *poh₂-i-mn̥. Cognates include Finnish paimen.

Noun edit

paimen

  1. shepherd

Declension edit

Inflection of paimen (inflection type 22/homen)
nominative sing. paimen
genitive sing. paimnen
partitive sing. paiment
partitive plur. paimnid
singular plural
nominative paimen paimned
accusative paimnen paimned
genitive paimnen paimniden
partitive paiment paimnid
essive-instructive paimnen paimnin
translative paimneks paimnikš
inessive paimnes paimniš
elative paimnespäi paimnišpäi
illative paimnehe paimnihe
adessive paimnel paimnil
ablative paimnelpäi paimnilpäi
allative paimnele paimnile
abessive paimneta paimnita
comitative paimnenke paimnidenke
prolative paimentme paimnidme
approximative I paimnenno paimnidenno
approximative II paimnennoks paimnidennoks
egressive paimnennopäi paimnidennopäi
terminative I paimnehesai paimnihesai
terminative II paimnelesai paimnilesai
terminative III paimnessai
additive I paimnehepäi paimnihepäi
additive II paimnelepäi paimnilepäi