ainus
See also: Ainus
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯nus/, [ˈɑi̯nus]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑinus
- Hyphenation: ai‧nus
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *ainaga, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, compare English any, Dutch enig, German einig, Icelandic einigur and Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃 (ainahs). Also posited to be a borrowing from Baltic, compare Latvian viens, Lithuanian vienas, Old Prussian ains. Cognates include Finnish ainoa, Votic ainõgo, Livonian āinagi, Ingrian ainava, Livvi aino, Ludian ainag and Veps ainag.
Adjective
ainus (genitive ainsa or ainu, partitive ainsat or ainust, comparative ainsam, superlative kõige ainsam)
- only, sole
- Having just one of sth/sb.
- Rästik on ainus teadaolev mürgine madu Eestis.
- The viper is the only known venomous snake in Estonia.
- Ainus bussiliin kulgeb saare ühest otsast teise.
- The only bus line goes from one side of the island to the other.
- Synonyms: üksainsam, ainuke, ainukene, üksainuke, üksainukene, üksainus, ainumane, ainumas, üksainumas, ainsam, ainukordne, singulaarne, unikaalne, ainuline, ainuvõimalik, üksik
- Having just one of sth/sb.
Noun
Declension
Inflection of ainus (ÕS type 3/vaher, length gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ainus | ainsad |
| accusative | ainsa | ainsad |
| genitive | ainsa | ainsate |
| partitive | ainsat | ainsaid |
| illative | ainsasse | ainsatesse ainsaisse |
| inessive | ainsas | ainsates ainsais |
| elative | ainsast | ainsatest ainsaist |
| allative | ainsale | ainsatele ainsaile |
| adessive | ainsal | ainsatel ainsail |
| ablative | ainsalt | ainsatelt ainsailt |
| translative | ainsaks | ainsateks ainsaiks |
| terminative | ainsani | ainsateni |
| essive | ainsana | ainsatena |
| abessive | ainsata | ainsateta |
| comitative | ainsaga | ainsatega |
Inflection of ainus (ÕS type 5/liige, length gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ainus | ainsad |
| accusative | ainsa | ainsad |
| genitive | ainsa | ainsate |
| partitive | ainust | ainsaid |
| illative | ainsasse | ainsatesse ainsaisse |
| inessive | ainsas | ainsates ainsais |
| elative | ainsast | ainsatest ainsaist |
| allative | ainsale | ainsatele ainsaile |
| adessive | ainsal | ainsatel ainsail |
| ablative | ainsalt | ainsatelt ainsailt |
| translative | ainsaks | ainsateks ainsaiks |
| terminative | ainsani | ainsateni |
| essive | ainsana | ainsatena |
| abessive | ainsata | ainsateta |
| comitative | ainsaga | ainsatega |
(archaic):
Inflection of ainus (ÕS type 7/kallas, length gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ainus | ainud |
| accusative | ainu | ainud |
| genitive | ainu | ainuste |
| partitive | ainust | ainuid |
| illative | ainusse | ainustesse ainuisse |
| inessive | ainus | ainustes ainuis |
| elative | ainust | ainustest ainuist |
| allative | ainule | ainustele ainuile |
| adessive | ainul | ainustel ainuil |
| ablative | ainult | ainustelt ainuilt |
| translative | ainuks | ainusteks ainuiks |
| terminative | ainuni | ainusteni |
| essive | ainuna | ainustena |
| abessive | ainuta | ainusteta |
| comitative | ainuga | ainustega |
Derived terms
nouns
adjectives
- ainik
- ainsam
- ainuke
- ainuline
- ainumane
- ainumas
adverbs
- ainiti
- ainult
- ainuti
Compounds
- kolmainus
- üksainus
- ainuabielu
- ainueesmärk
- ainuesindaja
- ainuisik
- ainujuhtija
- ainujuhtimine
- ainujumal
- ainukehtiv
- ainukordne
- ainumõeldav
- ainumäärav
- ainuomane
- ainuomanik
- ainuplaan
- ainuprojekt
- ainupärija
- ainusobiv
- ainusündinud
- ainutoode
- ainutähtis
- ainuvalitsema
- ainuvõimalik
- ainuõige
- ainuõigus
- ainuüksi
- ainulaadne
- ainurakne
- ainuraksed
- ainuõõsne
- ainuõõssed
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