kainalo
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kainalo, possibly from Proto-Uralic *konɜ + *ëla or a derivation from käden (*käδen) + ala > *käδen-ala > *käen-ala > *kain-alo. Compare Udmurt кун-ул (kun-ul).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯nɑlo/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯nɑ̝lo̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑinɑlo
- Syllabification(key): kai‧na‧lo
- Hyphenation(key): kai‧na‧lo
Noun
kainalo
- (anatomy) armpit
- (figuratively) reference to a romantic relationship; compare kainaloinen
- Hän palasi entisen miehensä kainaloon.
- She returned to a relationship with her ex-husband.
- (figuratively) protected location, shelter
- puutarha kallion kainalossa ― garden protected by rocks
Declension
| Inflection of kainalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | kainalo | kainalot | |
| genitive | kainalon | kainalojen kainaloiden kainaloitten | |
| partitive | kainaloa | kainaloja kainaloita | |
| illative | kainaloon | kainaloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kainalo | kainalot | |
| accusative | nom. | kainalo | kainalot |
| gen. | kainalon | ||
| genitive | kainalon | kainalojen kainaloiden kainaloitten | |
| partitive | kainaloa | kainaloja kainaloita | |
| inessive | kainalossa | kainaloissa | |
| elative | kainalosta | kainaloista | |
| illative | kainaloon | kainaloihin | |
| adessive | kainalolla | kainaloilla | |
| ablative | kainalolta | kainaloilta | |
| allative | kainalolle | kainaloille | |
| essive | kainalona | kainaloina | |
| translative | kainaloksi | kainaloiksi | |
| abessive | kainalotta | kainaloitta | |
| instructive | — | kainaloin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “kainalo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kainalo. Cognates include Finnish kainalo and Estonian kaenal.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯nɑlo/, [ˈkɑi̯nəɫŏ̞̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯nɑlo/, [ˈkɑi̯nɑɫo̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑi̯nɑlo
- Hyphenation: kai‧na‧lo
Noun
kainalo
- synonym of kaila (“armpit”)
Declension
| Declension of kainalo (type 4/koivu, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kainalo | kainalot |
| genitive | kainalon | kainaloin, kainaloloin |
| partitive | kainaloa | kainaloja, kainaloloja |
| illative | kainaloo | kainaloihe, kainaloloihe |
| inessive | kainaloos | kainalois, kainalolois |
| elative | kainalost | kainaloist, kainaloloist |
| allative | kainalolle | kainaloille, kainaloloille |
| adessive | kainalool | kainaloil, kainaloloil |
| ablative | kainalolt | kainaloilt, kainaloloilt |
| translative | kainaloks | kainaloiks, kainaloloiks |
| essive | kainalonna, kainaloon | kainaloinna, kainaloloinna, kainaloin, kainaloloin |
| exessive1) | kainalont | kainaloint, kainaloloint |
| 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 124
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kainalo.
Noun
kainalo