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-kkain
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See also: -kkäin
Finnish
Etymology
From the instructive plural of -kas.
Suffix
-kkain (front vowel harmony variant -kkäin, linguistic notation -kkAin)
- Forms situative adverbs.
- kasvot (“face”) + -kkain → kasvokkain (“face to face”)
- vieri (“side”) + -kkain → vierekkäin (“side by side”)
Usage notes
- The case is applied only a limited number of words. Inflected forms are mostly singular, but some words have also a plural form.
Derived terms
Anagrams
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Ingrian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Suffix
-kkain (front vowel variant -kkäin)
Usage notes
- In its oblique forms, this suffix always carries secondary stress in polysyllabic words.
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From the instructive plural of -kas. Akin to Finnish -kkain.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-kkain (front vowel variant -kkäin)
- Forms situative adverbs.
- rinta (“chest”) + -kkain → rinnakkain (“side-by-side”)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-kkain
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