-main

See also: main, Main, and mäin

Ingrian

Etymology

Cognates include Finnish -mainen.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /-mɑi̯ne/, [-mɑi̯n]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /-mɑi̯n/, [-mɑi̯n]

Suffix

-main (front vowel variant -mäin)

1. Used to form adjectives denoting resemblance to the suffixed noun: -ly

   ‎ääri (“edge”) + ‎-main → ‎äärimäin (“extreme”)

Declension

Declension of -main (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	-main	-maiset
genitive	-maisen	-maisiin
partitive	-maista, -maist	-maisia
illative	-maisee	-maisii
inessive	-maisees	-maisiis
elative	-maisest	-maisist
allative	-maiselle	-maisille
adessive	-maiseel	-maisiil
ablative	-maiselt	-maisilt
translative	-maiseks	-maisiks
essive	-maisenna, -maiseen	-maisinna, -maisiin
exessive1)	-maisent	-maisint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

Ingrian terms suffixed with -main

alumain

armimain

etimäin

pohjimain

reunimain

vastumain

äärimäin

Romansch

Alternative forms

• -meing (Sutsilvan)
• -maintg (Surmiran)
• -maing (Puter, Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin mente, ablative singular of mēns (“mind”).

Suffix

-main

1. (Grischun, Sursilvan) Used to form adverbs from adjectives; -wise, -ly, -ally

Derived terms

Romansch terms suffixed with -main

cordialmain