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See also: mainen and -mäinen

Finnish

Etymology

maa +‎ -inen. Compare the dialectal expression olla jotakin maata (“to be the kind (that), to opine (that)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-ˌmɑi̯nen/, [-ˌmɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
Rhymes: -ɑinen
Hyphenation^(key): mai‧nen

Suffix

-mainen (front vowel harmony variant -mäinen, linguistic notation -mAinen) (comparative -maisempi, -mäisempi, superlative -maisin, -mäisin)

Forms adjectives from nouns, signifying resemblance.; -like, -shaped, -ish, -ly, -y or -ous.
‎kaasu (“gas”) + ‎-mainen → ‎kaasumainen (“gaseous”)

‎neste (“liquid”) + ‎-mainen → ‎nestemäinen (“liquid”)

‎kiila (“wedge”) + ‎-mainen → ‎kiilamainen (“wedgelike, cuneiform”)

‎kello (“bell”) + ‎-mainen → ‎kellomainen (“bell-shaped”)

‎nainen (“woman”) + ‎-mainen → ‎naismainen (“effeminate”)

‎herrasmies (“gentleman”) + ‎-mainen → ‎herrasmiesmäinen (“gentlemanly”)

‎nauris (“turnip”) + ‎-mainen → ‎naurismainen (“napiform”)

Declension

Inflection of -mainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		-mainen	-maiset
genitive		-maisen	-maisten -maisien
partitive		-maista	-maisia
illative		-maiseen	-maisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		-mainen	-maiset
accusative	nom.	-mainen	-maiset
accusative	gen.	-maisen	-maiset
genitive		-maisen	-maisten -maisien
partitive		-maista	-maisia
inessive		-maisessa	-maisissa
elative		-maisesta	-maisista
illative		-maiseen	-maisiin
adessive		-maisella	-maisilla
ablative		-maiselta	-maisilta
allative		-maiselle	-maisille
essive		-maisena	-maisina
translative		-maiseksi	-maisiksi
abessive		-maisetta	-maisitta
instructive		—	-maisin
comitative		—	-maisine

Possessive forms of -mainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		-maiseni	-maiseni
accusative	nom.	-maiseni	-maiseni
accusative	gen.	-maiseni	-maiseni
genitive		-maiseni	-maisteni -maisieni
partitive		-maistani	-maisiani
inessive		-maisessani	-maisissani
elative		-maisestani	-maisistani
illative		-maiseeni	-maisiini
adessive		-maisellani	-maisillani
ablative		-maiseltani	-maisiltani
allative		-maiselleni	-maisilleni
essive		-maisenani	-maisinani
translative		-maisekseni	-maisikseni
abessive		-maisettani	-maisittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	-maisineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		-maisesi	-maisesi
accusative	nom.	-maisesi	-maisesi
accusative	gen.	-maisesi	-maisesi
genitive		-maisesi	-maistesi -maisiesi
partitive		-maistasi	-maisiasi
inessive		-maisessasi	-maisissasi
elative		-maisestasi	-maisistasi
illative		-maiseesi	-maisiisi
adessive		-maisellasi	-maisillasi
ablative		-maiseltasi	-maisiltasi
allative		-maisellesi	-maisillesi
essive		-maisenasi	-maisinasi
translative		-maiseksesi	-maisiksesi
abessive		-maisettasi	-maisittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	-maisinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		-maisemme	-maisemme
accusative	nom.	-maisemme	-maisemme
accusative	gen.	-maisemme	-maisemme
genitive		-maisemme	-maistemme -maisiemme
partitive		-maistamme	-maisiamme
inessive		-maisessamme	-maisissamme
elative		-maisestamme	-maisistamme
illative		-maiseemme	-maisiimme
adessive		-maisellamme	-maisillamme
ablative		-maiseltamme	-maisiltamme
allative		-maisellemme	-maisillemme
essive		-maisenamme	-maisinamme
translative		-maiseksemme	-maisiksemme
abessive		-maisettamme	-maisittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	-maisinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		-maisenne	-maisenne
accusative	nom.	-maisenne	-maisenne
accusative	gen.	-maisenne	-maisenne
genitive		-maisenne	-maistenne -maisienne
partitive		-maistanne	-maisianne
inessive		-maisessanne	-maisissanne
elative		-maisestanne	-maisistanne
illative		-maiseenne	-maisiinne
adessive		-maisellanne	-maisillanne
ablative		-maiseltanne	-maisiltanne
allative		-maisellenne	-maisillenne
essive		-maisenanne	-maisinanne
translative		-maiseksenne	-maisiksenne
abessive		-maisettanne	-maisittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	-maisinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		-maisensa	-maisensa
accusative	nom.	-maisensa	-maisensa
accusative	gen.	-maisensa	-maisensa
genitive		-maisensa	-maistensa -maisiensa
partitive		-maistaan -maistansa	-maisiaan -maisiansa
inessive		-maisessaan -maisessansa	-maisissaan -maisissansa
elative		-maisestaan -maisestansa	-maisistaan -maisistansa
illative		-maiseensa	-maisiinsa
adessive		-maisellaan -maisellansa	-maisillaan -maisillansa
ablative		-maiseltaan -maiseltansa	-maisiltaan -maisiltansa
allative		-maiselleen -maisellensa	-maisilleen -maisillensa
essive		-maisenaan -maisenansa	-maisinaan -maisinansa
translative		-maisekseen -maiseksensa	-maisikseen -maisiksensa
abessive		-maisettaan -maisettansa	-maisittaan -maisittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	-maisineen -maisinensa

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -mainen

makimainen puoliapina

Anagrams

animen, manien

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 ===Etymology===
-{{suffix|fi|maa|inen}}. Likely connected to the expression ''olla jotakin maata'' (idiomatic, dialectal, "to be the kind (that), to opine (that)").
+{{suffix|fi|maa|inen}}. Compare the dialectal expression {{m|fi||olla jotakin maata|to be the kind (that), to opine (that)}}.
 ===Pronunciation===
+{{fi-pronunciation|csuffix=1}}
-* {{IPA|/ˌmɑine̞n/|lang=fi}}
-* {{hyphenation|lang=fi|mai|nen}}
 ===Suffix===
 {{fi-suffix|adjective|var=mäinen}} (''comparative'' [[-maisempi|'''-maisempi, -mäisempi''']], ''superlative'' [[-maisin|'''-maisin, -mäisin''']])
-# {{non-gloss definition|Forms adjectives from nouns, signifying [[resemblance]].}}; [[-like]], -[[shaped]], [[-ish]], [[-ly]], [[-y]] or [[-ous]].
+# {{non-gloss|Forms adjectives from nouns, signifying [[resemblance]].}}; [[-like]], -[[shaped]], [[-ish]], [[-ly]], [[-y]] or [[-ous]].
-#: {{suffixusex|kaasu|t1=gas|kaasumainen|t2=gaseous|lang=fi}}
+#: {{suffixusex|fi|kaasu|t1=gas|kaasumainen|t2=gaseous}}
-#: {{suffixusex|neste|t1=liquid|nestemäinen|t2=liquid|lang=fi}}
+#: {{suffixusex|fi|neste|t1=liquid|nestemäinen|t2=liquid}}
-#: {{suffixusex|kiila|t1=wedge|kiilamainen|t2=wedgelike, cuneiform|lang=fi}}
+#: {{suffixusex|fi|kiila|t1=wedge|kiilamainen|t2=wedgelike, cuneiform}}
-#: {{suffixusex|kello|t1=bell|kellomainen|t2=bell-shaped|lang=fi}}
+#: {{suffixusex|fi|kello|t1=bell|kellomainen|t2=bell-shaped}}
-#: {{suffixusex|nainen|t1=woman|naismainen|t2=effeminate|lang=fi}}
+#: {{suffixusex|fi|nainen|t1=woman|naismainen|t2=effeminate}}
-#: {{suffixusex|herrasmies|t1=gentleman|herrasmiesmäinen|t2=gentlemanly|lang=fi}}
+#: {{suffixusex|fi|herrasmies|t1=gentleman|herrasmiesmäinen|t2=gentlemanly}}
-#: {{suffixusex|nauris|t1=turnip|naurismainen|t2=napiform|lang=fi}}
+#: {{suffixusex|fi|nauris|t1=turnip|naurismainen|t2=napiform}}
 ====Declension====
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 ===Anagrams===
-* {{anagrams|fi|a=aeimnn|animen}}
+* {{anagrams|fi|a=aeimnn|animen|manien}}