ainu

See also: Ainu and ái nữ

Estonian

Adjective

ainu

1. genitive singular of ainus

Noun

ainu

1. genitive singular of ainus

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese アイヌ, from Ainu アイヌ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯nu/, [ˈɑ̝i̯nu]
• Rhymes: -ɑinu
• Syllabification^(key): ai‧nu
• Hyphenation^(key): ai‧nu

Noun

ainu

1. Ainu (person)
2. Ainu (language)
3. (in the plural) Ainu (ethnic group)

Declension

Inflection of ainu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ainu	ainut
genitive		ainun	ainujen
partitive		ainua	ainuja
illative		ainuun	ainuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ainu	ainut
accusative	nom.	ainu	ainut
	gen.	ainun
genitive		ainun	ainujen
partitive		ainua	ainuja
inessive		ainussa	ainuissa
elative		ainusta	ainuista
illative		ainuun	ainuihin
adessive		ainulla	ainuilla
ablative		ainulta	ainuilta
allative		ainulle	ainuille
essive		ainuna	ainuina
translative		ainuksi	ainuiksi
abessive		ainutta	ainuitta
instructive		—	ainuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ainu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ainuni ainuni accusative nom. ainuni ainuni gen. ainuni genitive ainuni ainujeni partitive ainuani ainujani inessive ainussani ainuissani elative ainustani ainuistani illative ainuuni ainuihini adessive ainullani ainuillani ablative ainultani ainuiltani allative ainulleni ainuilleni essive ainunani ainuinani translative ainukseni ainuikseni abessive ainuttani ainuittani instructive — — comitative — ainuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ainusi ainusi accusative nom. ainusi ainusi gen. ainusi genitive ainusi ainujesi partitive ainuasi ainujasi inessive ainussasi ainuissasi elative ainustasi ainuistasi illative ainuusi ainuihisi adessive ainullasi ainuillasi ablative ainultasi ainuiltasi allative ainullesi ainuillesi essive ainunasi ainuinasi translative ainuksesi ainuiksesi abessive ainuttasi ainuittasi instructive — — comitative — ainuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ainumme ainumme accusative nom. ainumme ainumme gen. ainumme genitive ainumme ainujemme partitive ainuamme ainujamme inessive ainussamme ainuissamme elative ainustamme ainuistamme illative ainuumme ainuihimme adessive ainullamme ainuillamme ablative ainultamme ainuiltamme allative ainullemme ainuillemme essive ainunamme ainuinamme translative ainuksemme ainuiksemme abessive ainuttamme ainuittamme instructive — — comitative — ainuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ainunne ainunne accusative nom. ainunne ainunne gen. ainunne genitive ainunne ainujenne partitive ainuanne ainujanne inessive ainussanne ainuissanne elative ainustanne ainuistanne illative ainuunne ainuihinne adessive ainullanne ainuillanne ablative ainultanne ainuiltanne allative ainullenne ainuillenne essive ainunanne ainuinanne translative ainuksenne ainuiksenne abessive ainuttanne ainuittanne instructive — — comitative — ainuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ainunsa ainunsa accusative nom. ainunsa ainunsa gen. ainunsa genitive ainunsa ainujensa partitive ainuaan ainuansa ainujaan ainujansa inessive ainussaan ainussansa ainuissaan ainuissansa elative ainustaan ainustansa ainuistaan ainuistansa illative ainuunsa ainuihinsa adessive ainullaan ainullansa ainuillaan ainuillansa ablative ainultaan ainultansa ainuiltaan ainuiltansa allative ainulleen ainullensa ainuilleen ainuillensa essive ainunaan ainunansa ainuinaan ainuinansa translative ainukseen ainuksensa ainuikseen ainuiksensa abessive ainuttaan ainuttansa ainuittaan ainuittansa instructive — — comitative — ainuineen ainuinensa

Synonyms

• (language): ainun kieli

Derived terms

• ainuntaa

compounds

• ainunkielinen

Further reading

• “ainu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• Auni, unia

Juba Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَايَنَ (ʕāyana) +‎ -u (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with Nubi ayinu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈainu/, [ˈa.ɪ.nʊ]

Verb

ainu

1. to see

   Ita ainu arabiiya taniina? ― Have you seen our car?

2. to look at
3. to watch

References

• Ian Smith; Morris Timothy Ama (1985), A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎, 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 119
• Richard L. Watson (2015), Juba Arabic for Beginners, SIL International

Manchu

Romanization

ainu

1. romanization of ᠠᡳᠨᡠ

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ainu アイヌ (aynu).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ajˈnu/ [aɪ̯ˈnu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ajˈnu/

• Rhymes: -u

Adjective

ainu m or f (plural ainus, not comparable)

1. Ainu (pertaining to ethnic group or language)

Noun

ainu m or f by sense (plural ainus)

1. Ainu (member of the ethnic group)
2. (uncountable) Ainu language

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈainu/ [ˈai̯.nu]
• Rhymes: -ainu
• Syllabification: ai‧nu

Adjective

ainu m or f (masculine and feminine plural ainus)

1. Ainu (pertaining to the language or people)

Noun

ainu m or f by sense (plural ainus)

1. an Ainu person

Noun

ainu m (uncountable)

1. Ainu (language)