Cognates includeFinnish-mainen.
-main (front vowel variant-mäin)
| Declension of-main (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | -main | -maiset |
| genitive | -maisen | -maisiin |
| partitive | -maista,-maist | -maisia |
| illative | -maisee | -maisii |
| inessive | -maisees | -maisiis |
| elative | -maisest | -maisist |
| allative | -maiselle | -maisille |
| adessive | -maiseel | -maisiil |
| ablative | -maiselt | -maisilt |
| translative | -maiseks | -maisiks |
| essive | -maisenna,-maiseen | -maisinna,-maisiin |
| exessive1) | -maisent | -maisint |
| 1) obsolete *) theaccusative corresponds with either thegenitive (sg) ornominative (pl) **) thecomitative is formed by adding the suffix-ka? or-kä? to thegenitive. | ||
FromLatinmente, ablative singular ofmēns(“mind”).
-main