paimen

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paimen, borrowed from a Baltic language (compare Lithuanian piemuo), from Proto-Indo-European *poh₂-i-mn̥ (compare Ancient Greek ποιμήν (poimḗn)), from *peh₂- (“to protect”) (compare Latin pastor). Related to Karelian paimoi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯men/, [ˈpɑi̯me̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑimen
  • Syllabification(key): pai‧men

Noun

paimen

  1. herdsman, herder, herd
  2. (figurative) shepherd (someone who watches over and guides)

Declension
Inflection of paimen (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)
nominative paimen paimenet
genitive paimenen paimenien
paimenten
partitive paimenta paimenia
illative paimeneen paimeniin
singular plural
nominative paimen paimenet
accusative nom. paimen paimenet
gen. paimenen
genitive paimenen paimenien
paimenten
partitive paimenta paimenia
inessive paimenessa paimenissa
elative paimenesta paimenista
illative paimeneen paimeniin
adessive paimenella paimenilla
ablative paimenelta paimenilta
allative paimenelle paimenille
essive paimenena paimenina
translative paimeneksi paimeniksi
instructive — paimenin
abessive paimenetta paimenitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of paimen (type sisar)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative paimeneni paimeneni
accusative nom. paimeneni paimeneni
gen. paimeneni
genitive paimeneni paimenieni
paimenteni
partitive paimentani paimeniani
inessive paimenessani paimenissani
elative paimenestani paimenistani
illative paimeneeni paimeniini
adessive paimenellani paimenillani
ablative paimeneltani paimeniltani
allative paimenelleni paimenilleni
essive paimenenani paimeninani
translative paimenekseni paimenikseni
instructive — —
abessive paimenettani paimenittani
comitative — paimenineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative paimenesi paimenesi
accusative nom. paimenesi paimenesi
gen. paimenesi
genitive paimenesi paimeniesi
paimentesi
partitive paimentasi paimeniasi
inessive paimenessasi paimenissasi
elative paimenestasi paimenistasi
illative paimeneesi paimeniisi
adessive paimenellasi paimenillasi
ablative paimeneltasi paimeniltasi
allative paimenellesi paimenillesi
essive paimenenasi paimeninasi
translative paimeneksesi paimeniksesi
instructive — —
abessive paimenettasi paimenittasi
comitative — paimeninesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative paimenemme paimenemme
accusative nom. paimenemme paimenemme
gen. paimenemme
genitive paimenemme paimeniemme
paimentemme
partitive paimentamme paimeniamme
inessive paimenessamme paimenissamme
elative paimenestamme paimenistamme
illative paimeneemme paimeniimme
adessive paimenellamme paimenillamme
ablative paimeneltamme paimeniltamme
allative paimenellemme paimenillemme
essive paimenenamme paimeninamme
translative paimeneksemme paimeniksemme
instructive — —
abessive paimenettamme paimenittamme
comitative — paimeninemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative paimenenne paimenenne
accusative nom. paimenenne paimenenne
gen. paimenenne
genitive paimenenne paimenienne
paimentenne
partitive paimentanne paimenianne
inessive paimenessanne paimenissanne
elative paimenestanne paimenistanne
illative paimeneenne paimeniinne
adessive paimenellanne paimenillanne
ablative paimeneltanne paimeniltanne
allative paimenellenne paimenillenne
essive paimenenanne paimeninanne
translative paimeneksenne paimeniksenne
instructive — —
abessive paimenettanne paimenittanne
comitative — paimeninenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative paimenensa paimenensa
accusative nom. paimenensa paimenensa
gen. paimenensa
genitive paimenensa paimeniensa
paimentensa
partitive paimentaan
paimentansa		 paimeniaan
paimeniansa
inessive paimenessaan
paimenessansa		 paimenissaan
paimenissansa
elative paimenestaan
paimenestansa		 paimenistaan
paimenistansa
illative paimeneensa paimeniinsa
adessive paimenellaan
paimenellansa		 paimenillaan
paimenillansa
ablative paimeneltaan
paimeneltansa		 paimeniltaan
paimeniltansa
allative paimenelleen
paimenellensa		 paimenilleen
paimenillensa
essive paimenenaan
paimenenansa		 paimeninaan
paimeninansa
translative paimenekseen
paimeneksensa		 paimenikseen
paimeniksensa
instructive — —
abessive paimenettaan
paimenettansa		 paimenittaan
paimenittansa
comitative — paimenineen
paimeninensa

Derived terms

Compounds

See also

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paimen. Cognates include Finnish paimen and Veps paimen.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯men/, [ˈpɑi̯me̞n]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯men/, [ˈpɑi̯me̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑi̯men
  • Hyphenation: pai‧men

Noun

paimen

  1. herdsman (especially of cows or sheep)

Declension
Declension of paimen (type 5/keeli, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative paimen paimenet
genitive paimenen paimeniin, paimeniloin
partitive paimenta, paiment paimenia, paimeniloja
illative paimenee paimenii, paimeniloihe
inessive paimenees paimeniis, paimenilois
elative paimenest paimenist, paimeniloist
allative paimenelle paimenille, paimeniloille
adessive paimeneel paimeniil, paimeniloil
ablative paimenelt paimenilt, paimeniloilt
translative paimeneks paimeniks, paimeniloiks
essive paimenenna, paimeneen paimeninna, paimeniloinna, paimeniin, paimeniloin
exessive1) paimenent paimenint, paimeniloint
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 374

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *paimen, borrowed from a Baltic language, from Proto-Indo-European *poh₂-i-mn̥. Cognates include Finnish paimen.

Noun

paimen

  1. shepherd
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