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
  • Hyphenation(key): ah‧nas

Adjective

ahnas (comparative ahnaampi, superlative ahnain)

  1. gluttonous, voracious
    Synonym: nooli (dialectal)
  2. (figuratively) greedy
    Synonym: ahne

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
ahnasten rare
partitive ahnasta ahnaita
inessive ahnaassa ahnaissa
elative ahnaasta ahnaista
illative ahnaaseen ahnaisiin
ahnaihin rare
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
ahnasteni rare
partitive ahnastani ahnaitani
inessive ahnaassani ahnaissani
elative ahnaastani ahnaistani
illative ahnaaseeni ahnaisiini
ahnaihini rare
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
ahnastesi rare
partitive ahnastasi ahnaitasi
inessive ahnaassasi ahnaissasi
elative ahnaastasi ahnaistasi
illative ahnaaseesi ahnaisiisi
ahnaihisi rare
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
ahnastemme rare
partitive ahnastamme ahnaitamme
inessive ahnaassamme ahnaissamme
elative ahnaastamme ahnaistamme
illative ahnaaseemme ahnaisiimme
ahnaihimme rare
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
ahnastenne rare
partitive ahnastanne ahnaitanne
inessive ahnaassanne ahnaissanne
elative ahnaastanne ahnaistanne
illative ahnaaseenne ahnaisiinne
ahnaihinne rare
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
ahnastensa rare
partitive ahnastaan
ahnastansa 		ahnaitaan
ahnaitansa
inessive ahnaassaan
ahnaassansa 		ahnaissaan
ahnaissansa
elative ahnaastaan
ahnaastansa 		ahnaistaan
ahnaistansa
illative ahnaaseensa ahnaisiinsa
ahnaihinsa rare
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

Derived terms

References

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

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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.