From the hypothetical*alemp +-in, from the comparative ofProto-Finnic*ala.
alempain
| Declension ofalempain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | alempain | alempaiset |
| genitive | alempaisen | alempaisiin |
| partitive | alempaista,alempaist | alempaisia |
| illative | alempaisee | alempaisii |
| inessive | alempaisees | alempaisiis |
| elative | alempaisest | alempaisist |
| allative | alempaiselle | alempaisille |
| adessive | alempaiseel | alempaisiil |
| ablative | alempaiselt | alempaisilt |
| translative | alempaiseks | alempaisiks |
| essive | alempaisenna,alempaiseen | alempaisinna,alempaisiin |
| exessive1) | alempaisent | alempaisint |
| 1) obsolete *) theaccusative corresponds with either thegenitive (sg) ornominative (pl) **) thecomitative is formed by adding the suffix-ka? or-kä? to thegenitive. | ||