aine

See also: ainé, aîné, aîne, Áine, and -aine

Estonian

Etymology

A 19th-century literary loan from Finnish aine.[1]

Noun

aine (genitive aine, partitive ainet)

  1. substance, material
  2. matter
  3. school subject, university course

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ aine in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN

Finnish

(index ai)

Etymology

From earlier *aineh, possibly an old loan of Germanic origin, compare e.g. Swedish ämne (“matter, subject”), from Proto-Germanic *abniz. This is however uncertain due to the exceptional correspondence of Germanic *b with Finnish i.[1] The only certain cognate is Karelian aineh; Estonian aine is borrowed from Finnish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯neˣ/
  • Hyphenation: ai‧ne
  • Rhymes: -ɑine

Noun

aine

  1. matter, material, substance
  2. subject, discipline (particular area of study, especially one thought in a school)
    Hänen lempiaineensa on fysiikka.
    Her favorite subject is physics.
  3. essay (written composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject, especially on written as part of one's schoolwork)

Declension

Inflection of aine (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative aine aineet
genitive aineen aineiden
aineitten
partitive ainetta aineita
illative aineeseen aineisiin
aineihin
singular plural
nominative aine aineet
accusative nom. aine aineet
gen. aineen
genitive aineen aineiden
aineitten
partitive ainetta aineita
inessive aineessa aineissa
elative aineesta aineista
illative aineeseen aineisiin
aineihin
adessive aineella aineilla
ablative aineelta aineilta
allative aineelle aineille
essive aineena aineina
translative aineeksi aineiksi
instructive — ainein
abessive aineetta aineitta
comitative — aineineen

Synonyms

Derived terms

Compounds

References

  1. ↑ Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija (editors). 1992–2000. Suomen sanojen alkuperä ('The Origin of Finnish Words'). Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus/Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. →ISBN.

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *inguinem, a masculine form of the Classical Latin neuter noun inguen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛn/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

aine f (plural aines)

  1. groin

Further reading

Gilbertese

Noun

aine

  1. woman

References

  • Ginny Sullivan, Iango Mai Kiribati (1986)

Manam

Noun

áine

  1. woman

References

  • Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, The Art of Grammar: A Practical Guide (2015, →ISBN, page 112

Pohnpeian

Etymology

From ain +‎ -e

Alternative forms

Verb

aine

  1. (transitive) to iron
    E aine likou.
    She ironed the clothes.
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