
FromProto-Finnic[Term?], equivalent toavata(“to open”) +-in. Cognates includeFinnishavain andLivviavain.
avvain
| Declension ofavvain (type 15/syän, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | avvain | avvaimet |
| genitive | avvaimen | avvaimiin |
| partitive | avvainta,avvaint | avvaimia |
| illative | avvaimee | avvaimii |
| inessive | avvaimees | avvaimiis |
| elative | avvaimest | avvaimist |
| allative | avvaimelle | avvaimille |
| adessive | avvaimeel | avvaimiil |
| ablative | avvaimelt | avvaimilt |
| translative | avvaimeks | avvaimiks |
| essive | avvaimenna,avvaimeen | avvaiminna,avvaimiin |
| exessive1) | avvaiment | avvaimint |
| 1) obsolete *) theaccusative corresponds with either thegenitive (sg) ornominative (pl) **) thecomitative is formed by adding the suffix-ka? or-kä? to thegenitive. | ||