ainava

Ingrian

Alternative forms

• ainavo

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ainaga. Cognates include Finnish ainoa and Estonian ainus.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯nɑʋɑ/, [ˈɑi̯nəʋ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯nɑʋɑ/, [ˈɑi̯nɑʋɑ]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯nɑʋɑ/, [ˈɑi̯nɑʋɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯nɑʋ, -ɑi̯nɑʋɑ
• Hyphenation: ai‧na‧va

Adjective

ainava (not comparable)

1. only, sole

   ainava laps ― only child

Declension

Declension of ainava (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	ainava	ainavat
genitive	ainavan	ainavoin
partitive	ainavaa	ainavoja
illative	ainavaa	ainavoihe
inessive	ainavaas	ainavois
elative	ainavast	ainavoist
allative	ainavalle	ainavoille
adessive	ainavaal	ainavoil
ablative	ainavalt	ainavoilt
translative	ainavaks	ainavoiks
essive	ainavanna, ainavaan	ainavoinna, ainavoin
exessive1)	ainavant	ainavoint
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.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 6
• Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 17

Latvian

 ainava (žanrs) on Latvian Wikipedia

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Noun

ainava f (4th declension)

1. landscape (portion of territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view)
2. landscape (picture representing a territory and its features)

   Synonym: peizāža

Declension

Declension of ainava (4th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	ainava	ainavas
genitive	ainavas	ainavu
dative	ainavai	ainavām
accusative	ainavu	ainavas
instrumental	ainavu	ainavām
locative	ainavā	ainavās
vocative	ainava	ainavas