pahain

Ingrian

Etymology

From paha (bad) + -in. Akin to Finnish pahainen.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpɑhɑi̯ne/, [ˈpɑhɑi̯n]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpɑhɑi̯n/, [ˈpɑxˑɑi̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑi̯n
  • Hyphenation: pa‧hain

Adjective

pahain

  1. bad, poor
  2. thin, slim
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10:
      Niin hää [lintu] ono jäänt pahaiseks.
      So thin it [the bird] has become.

Declension

Declension of pahain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative pahain pahaiset
genitive pahaisen pahaisiin
partitive pahaista, pahaist pahaisia
illative pahaisee pahaisii
inessive pahaisees pahaisiis
elative pahaisest pahaisist
allative pahaiselle pahaisille
adessive pahaiseel pahaisiil
ablative pahaiselt pahaisilt
translative pahaiseks pahaisiks
essive pahaisenna, pahaiseen pahaisinna, pahaisiin
exessive1) pahaisent pahaisint
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

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 372

Votic

Etymology

paha + -in

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈpɑhɑi̯n/, [ˈpɑhɑi̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhɑi̯n
  • Hyphenation: pa‧hain

Adjective

pahain

  1. skinny, slim, thin
  2. bad, poor
  3. poor, miserable, wretched

Inflection

Declension of pahain (type XII/sinin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative pahain pahaizõd
genitive pahaizõ pahaisiijõ, pahaisii
partitive pahaissõ pahaisiitõ, pahaisii
illative pahaisõ, pahaisõõsõ pahaisiisõ
inessive pahaizõz pahaisiiz
elative pahaizõssõ pahaisiissõ
allative pahaizõlõõ pahaisiilõ
adessive pahaizõllõ pahaisiillõ
ablative pahaizõltõ pahaisiiltõ
translative pahaizõssi pahaisiissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “pahain”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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