alain
Finnish
Alternative forms
Noun
alain
- genitive plural of ala
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
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Adjective
alain (feminine alaine, masculine plural alains, feminine plural alaines)
Further reading
- “alain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Ingrian
Etymology
From ala- (“sub-”) + -in. Akin to Finnish alainen.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑi̯ne/, [ˈɑɫɑi̯n]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑi̯n/, [ˈɑɫˑɑi̯n]
- (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑi̯n/, [ˈɑɫːɑi̯n]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑi̯n
- Hyphenation: a‧lain
Noun
alain
Adjective
alain (not comparable)
- subordinate
- being under ...
- dependent on...
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 47:
- Konsonanttapohjaas ono steeppenivaihon alaisen konsonantan slaaboi steeppeni.
- In the consonant stem there is the weak grade of the consonant that depends on consonant gradation.
Declension
| Declension of alain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | alain | alaiset |
| genitive | alaisen | alaisiin |
| partitive | alaista, alaist | alaisia |
| illative | alaisee | alaisii |
| inessive | alaisees | alaisiis |
| elative | alaisest | alaisist |
| allative | alaiselle | alaisille |
| adessive | alaiseel | alaisiil |
| ablative | alaiselt | alaisilt |
| translative | alaiseks | alaisiks |
| essive | alaisenna, alaiseen | alaisinna, alaisiin |
| exessive1) | alaisent | alaisint |
| 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. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 12
- Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 19