nainen

See also: -nainen and -näinen

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑi̯nen/
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation: nai‧nen

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *nainen, derived from the same stem nai- as the verb naida +‎ -nen. Possibly from Proto-Uralic *naje, or from Proto-Indo-European *gʷneh₂-, oblique stem of *gʷḗn (“woman”).

Noun

nainen

  1. woman
  2. (form of address) lady
    hyvät naiset ja herrat
    ladies and gentlemen
Declension
Inflection of nainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative nainen naiset
genitive naisen naisten
naisien
partitive naista naisia
illative naiseen naisiin
singular plural
nominative nainen naiset
accusative nom. nainen naiset
gen. naisen
genitive naisen naisten
naisien
partitive naista naisia
inessive naisessa naisissa
elative naisesta naisista
illative naiseen naisiin
adessive naisella naisilla
ablative naiselta naisilta
allative naiselle naisille
essive naisena naisina
translative naiseksi naisiksi
instructive — naisin
abessive naisetta naisitta
comitative — naisineen
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Compounds

see also nais-

Etymology 2

Verb

nainen

  1. First-person singular potential present form of naida.

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