vakahain

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Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *vakahainën. Cognates include Finnish vakahainen and dialectal Estonian vagane.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

vakahain

  1. infant

Adjective[edit]

vakahain (not comparable)

  1. having the characteristics of an infant
    vakahain lapsinfant (literally, “infant child”)

Declension[edit]

Declension of vakahain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative vakahain vakahaiset
genitive vakahaisen vakahaisiin
partitive vakahaista, vakahaist vakahaisia
illative vakahaisee vakahaisii
inessive vakahaisees vakahaisiis
elative vakahaisest vakahaisist
allative vakahaiselle vakahaisille
adessive vakahaiseel vakahaisiil
ablative vakahaiselt vakahaisilt
translative vakahaiseks vakahaisiks
essive vakahaisenna, vakahaiseen vakahaisinna, vakahaisiin
exessive1) vakahaisent vakahaisint
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 629