ahnas

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahnas, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háćnas (compare Sanskrit अश्न (aśna, “gluttonous”)).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑhnɑs/, [ˈɑ̝xnɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhnɑs
  • Syllabification(key): ah‧nas

Adjective

ahnas (comparative ahnaampi, superlative ahnain)

  1. gluttonous
  2. voracious

Declension
Inflection of ahnas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
nominative ahnas ahnaat
genitive ahnaan ahnaiden
ahnaitten
partitive ahnasta ahnaita
illative ahnaaseen ahnaisiin
singular plural
nominative ahnas ahnaat
accusative nom. ahnas ahnaat
gen. ahnaan
genitive ahnaan ahnaiden
ahnaitten
ahnastenrare
partitive ahnasta ahnaita
inessive ahnaassa ahnaissa
elative ahnaasta ahnaista
illative ahnaaseen ahnaisiin
ahnaihinrare
adessive ahnaalla ahnailla
ablative ahnaalta ahnailta
allative ahnaalle ahnaille
essive ahnaana ahnaina
translative ahnaaksi ahnaiksi
abessive ahnaatta ahnaitta
instructive — ahnain
comitative — ahnaine
Possessive forms of ahnas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ahnaani ahnaani
accusative nom. ahnaani ahnaani
gen. ahnaani
genitive ahnaani ahnaideni
ahnaitteni
ahnastenirare
partitive ahnastani ahnaitani
inessive ahnaassani ahnaissani
elative ahnaastani ahnaistani
illative ahnaaseeni ahnaisiini
ahnaihinirare
adessive ahnaallani ahnaillani
ablative ahnaaltani ahnailtani
allative ahnaalleni ahnailleni
essive ahnaanani ahnainani
translative ahnaakseni ahnaikseni
abessive ahnaattani ahnaittani
instructive — —
comitative — ahnaineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ahnaasi ahnaasi
accusative nom. ahnaasi ahnaasi
gen. ahnaasi
genitive ahnaasi ahnaidesi
ahnaittesi
ahnastesirare
partitive ahnastasi ahnaitasi
inessive ahnaassasi ahnaissasi
elative ahnaastasi ahnaistasi
illative ahnaaseesi ahnaisiisi
ahnaihisirare
adessive ahnaallasi ahnaillasi
ablative ahnaaltasi ahnailtasi
allative ahnaallesi ahnaillesi
essive ahnaanasi ahnainasi
translative ahnaaksesi ahnaiksesi
abessive ahnaattasi ahnaittasi
instructive — —
comitative — ahnainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ahnaamme ahnaamme
accusative nom. ahnaamme ahnaamme
gen. ahnaamme
genitive ahnaamme ahnaidemme
ahnaittemme
ahnastemmerare
partitive ahnastamme ahnaitamme
inessive ahnaassamme ahnaissamme
elative ahnaastamme ahnaistamme
illative ahnaaseemme ahnaisiimme
ahnaihimmerare
adessive ahnaallamme ahnaillamme
ablative ahnaaltamme ahnailtamme
allative ahnaallemme ahnaillemme
essive ahnaanamme ahnainamme
translative ahnaaksemme ahnaiksemme
abessive ahnaattamme ahnaittamme
instructive — —
comitative — ahnainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ahnaanne ahnaanne
accusative nom. ahnaanne ahnaanne
gen. ahnaanne
genitive ahnaanne ahnaidenne
ahnaittenne
ahnastennerare
partitive ahnastanne ahnaitanne
inessive ahnaassanne ahnaissanne
elative ahnaastanne ahnaistanne
illative ahnaaseenne ahnaisiinne
ahnaihinnerare
adessive ahnaallanne ahnaillanne
ablative ahnaaltanne ahnailtanne
allative ahnaallenne ahnaillenne
essive ahnaananne ahnainanne
translative ahnaaksenne ahnaiksenne
abessive ahnaattanne ahnaittanne
instructive — —
comitative — ahnainenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ahnaansa ahnaansa
accusative nom. ahnaansa ahnaansa
gen. ahnaansa
genitive ahnaansa ahnaidensa
ahnaittensa
ahnastensarare
partitive ahnastaan
ahnastansa		 ahnaitaan
ahnaitansa
inessive ahnaassaan
ahnaassansa		 ahnaissaan
ahnaissansa
elative ahnaastaan
ahnaastansa		 ahnaistaan
ahnaistansa
illative ahnaaseensa ahnaisiinsa
ahnaihinsarare
adessive ahnaallaan
ahnaallansa		 ahnaillaan
ahnaillansa
ablative ahnaaltaan
ahnaaltansa		 ahnailtaan
ahnailtansa
allative ahnaalleen
ahnaallensa		 ahnailleen
ahnaillensa
essive ahnaanaan
ahnaanansa		 ahnainaan
ahnainansa
translative ahnaakseen
ahnaaksensa		 ahnaikseen
ahnaiksensa
abessive ahnaattaan
ahnaattansa		 ahnaittaan
ahnaittansa
instructive — —
comitative — ahnaineen
ahnainensa

Synonyms
  • ahne
  • nooli (Central and Northern Ostrobothnia)

Derived terms

References
  1. Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “ahne”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahnas. Cognates include Finnish ahnas.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑhnɑs/, [ˈɑhnəz̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑhnɑs/, [ˈɑhnɑʒ̥]
  • (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈɑhnɑs/, [ˈɑhnɑʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhnɑs
  • Hyphenation: ah‧nas

Adjective

ahnas (comparative ahnaamp)

  1. hardworking
  2. wanting

Declension
Declension of ahnas (type 2/patsas, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ahnas ahnaat
genitive ahnaan ahnain
partitive ahnasta, ahnast ahnaita, ahnaja
illative ahnaasse ahnaisse
inessive ahnaas ahnais
elative ahnaast ahnaist
allative ahnaalle ahnaille
adessive ahnaal ahnail
ablative ahnaalt ahnailt
translative ahnaaks ahnaiks
essive ahnaanna, ahnaan ahnainna, ahnain
exessive1) ahnaant ahnaint
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.

Synonyms

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 4
  • Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 16
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