vakahain

Ingrian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkɑhɑi̯ne/, [ˈʋɑkɑhəi̯n]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkɑhɑi̯n/, [ˈʋɑɡ̊ɑhɑi̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkɑhɑi̯n
  • Hyphenation: va‧ka‧hain

Noun

vakahain

  1. infant

Adjective

vakahain (not comparable)

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

Declension

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

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 629
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