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ainoa

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See also: Ainoa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ainaga (compare Estonian ainus, Ingrian ainava, Livonian āinagi, Ludian ainag, Votic ainõgo), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz (sole) (from *ainaz (one), compare Latin unicus (unique)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯noɑ/, [ˈɑ̝i̯no̞ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinoɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ai‧no‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): ai‧noa

Adjective

ainoa (not comparable)

  1. only, sole, lone
  2. only (having no siblings)
    Pekka on ainoa lapseni.
    Pekka is my only child.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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