aina
Atong (India)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ajna/
References
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aˈina]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: a‧in‧a
Adjective
aina (accusative singular ainan, plural ainaj, accusative plural ainajn)
- Ainu (of or relating to the Ainu people of northern Japan)
Related terms
- aino (“Ainu”, noun)
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aina, possibly of Baltic origin. Compare Lithuanian vienat (“only”).
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈɑi̯nɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑinɑ
- Syllabification(key): ai‧na
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *aina (compare Estonian aina), probably borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Old Prussian ainat (“always, constantly”) and Lithuanian vienàt (“only”)).
Adverb
aina
- always
- Hän on aina myöhässä. ― He/she is always late.
- Antonym: ei koskaan
- (temporal) all the way to, (all the way) until
- aina vuoteen 2000 ― all the way to year 2000
Compounds
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *aina (compare Estonian ain).
Noun
aina
Declension
Inflection of aina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | aina | ainat | ||
genitive | ainan | ainojen | ||
partitive | ainaa | ainoja | ||
illative | ainaan | ainoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | aina | ainat | ||
accusative | nom. | aina | ainat | |
gen. | ainan | |||
genitive | ainan | ainojen ainainrare | ||
partitive | ainaa | ainoja | ||
inessive | ainassa | ainoissa | ||
elative | ainasta | ainoista | ||
illative | ainaan | ainoihin | ||
adessive | ainalla | ainoilla | ||
ablative | ainalta | ainoilta | ||
allative | ainalle | ainoille | ||
essive | ainana | ainoina | ||
translative | ainaksi | ainoiksi | ||
instructive | — | ainoin | ||
abessive | ainatta | ainoitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Anagrams
Galibi Carib
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *ômija.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ainaka
- osainaka
- ainakerenka
- ainako
- ainamene
- ainampa
- ainamy
- ainanùka
- ainàpa
- ainatone
- ainapatoro
Garo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ajna/
Gothic
Hawaiian
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈɑi̯n]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈɑi̯nɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑi̯n, -ɑi̯nɑ
- Hyphenation: ai‧na
Adverb
aina
- Alternative form of ain
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 32:
- Makkaa aina yksintää, siis et noise läsimää.
- Always sleep alone, so you don't get ill.
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References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 6
Laz
Swedish
Etymology
Clipping of Turkish aynasız (“police”), from ayna (“mirror”) + -sız (“-less”). Of uncertain origin; see the Turkish main entry.
Noun
aina c
- (uncountable, slang) police
- Aina kommer!
- The cops are coming!
- Är du aina?
- Are you a cop?
- Synonyms: bängen, farbror blå, polis, snut
References
Tungag
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- ABVD, citing Beaumont (editor), Lavongai Materials, volume 82 of Pacific Linguistics: Series D (Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Canberra; 1986)
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