-mainen

Finnish

Suffix

-mainen or -mäinen

1. Combined with a noun, forms an adjective signifying resemblance; resembling. Often translated into English as -like, -shaped, -ish or -ous. Works with many, but not all, nouns.

   kaasu -> kaasumainen = gas -> gaseous

   neste -> nestemäinen = liquid -> liquid

   kiila -> kiilamainen = wedge -> wedgelike, cuneiform

   kello -> kellomainen = bell -> bell-shaped

   nainen -> naismainen = woman -> feminine (of a man)

   nauris -> naurismainen = turnip -> tapiform

2. Forms an adjective from a noun which ends with -maa or -maat, referring to a group of countries (exception kotimaa = home country).

   kotimaa -> kotimainen = home country -> domestic

   ulkomaat -> ulkomainen = foreign countries -> foreign

   Pohjoismaat -> pohjoismainen = Nordic countries -> Nordic

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
	gen.	-maisen
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		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -maiseni -maiseni accusative nom. -maiseni -maiseni gen. -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 gen. -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 gen. -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 gen. -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 gen. -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

See also

• -maalainen
• mainen