ainut

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯nut/, [ˈɑ̝i̯nut̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑinut
• Syllabification^(key): ai‧nut
• Hyphenation^(key): ai‧nut

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *ainut. Derived from the same root as ainoa; ain- +‎ -ut.

Adjective

ainut (not comparable)

1. synonym of ainoa (“only, sole, lone”)

Declension

Only the nominative (ainut) and partitive (ainutta) singular forms are commonly used. In other cases the synonym ainoa is used instead.

Inflection of ainut (Kotus type 43/ohut, no gradation)
nominative		ainut	ainuet
genitive		ainuen	ainuiden ainuitten
partitive		ainutta	ainuita
illative		ainueen	ainuisiin ainuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ainut	ainuet
accusative	nom.	ainut	ainuet
	gen.	ainuen
genitive		ainuen	ainuiden ainuitten
partitive		ainutta	ainuita
inessive		ainuessa	ainuissa
elative		ainuesta	ainuista
illative		ainueen	ainuisiin ainuihin
adessive		ainuella	ainuilla
ablative		ainuelta	ainuilta
allative		ainuelle	ainuille
essive		ainuena	ainuina
translative		ainueksi	ainuiksi
abessive		ainuetta	ainuitta
instructive		—	ainuin
comitative		—	ainuine

Possessive forms of ainut (Kotus type 43/ohut, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ainueni ainueni accusative nom. ainueni ainueni gen. ainueni genitive ainueni ainuideni ainuitteni partitive ainuttani ainuitani inessive ainuessani ainuissani elative ainuestani ainuistani illative ainueeni ainuisiini ainuihini adessive ainuellani ainuillani ablative ainueltani ainuiltani allative ainuelleni ainuilleni essive ainuenani ainuinani translative ainuekseni ainuikseni abessive ainuettani ainuittani instructive — — comitative — ainuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ainuesi ainuesi accusative nom. ainuesi ainuesi gen. ainuesi genitive ainuesi ainuidesi ainuittesi partitive ainuttasi ainuitasi inessive ainuessasi ainuissasi elative ainuestasi ainuistasi illative ainueesi ainuisiisi ainuihisi adessive ainuellasi ainuillasi ablative ainueltasi ainuiltasi allative ainuellesi ainuillesi essive ainuenasi ainuinasi translative ainueksesi ainuiksesi abessive ainuettasi ainuittasi instructive — — comitative — ainuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ainuemme ainuemme accusative nom. ainuemme ainuemme gen. ainuemme genitive ainuemme ainuidemme ainuittemme partitive ainuttamme ainuitamme inessive ainuessamme ainuissamme elative ainuestamme ainuistamme illative ainueemme ainuisiimme ainuihimme adessive ainuellamme ainuillamme ablative ainueltamme ainuiltamme allative ainuellemme ainuillemme essive ainuenamme ainuinamme translative ainueksemme ainuiksemme abessive ainuettamme ainuittamme instructive — — comitative — ainuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ainuenne ainuenne accusative nom. ainuenne ainuenne gen. ainuenne genitive ainuenne ainuidenne ainuittenne partitive ainuttanne ainuitanne inessive ainuessanne ainuissanne elative ainuestanne ainuistanne illative ainueenne ainuisiinne ainuihinne adessive ainuellanne ainuillanne ablative ainueltanne ainuiltanne allative ainuellenne ainuillenne essive ainuenanne ainuinanne translative ainueksenne ainuiksenne abessive ainuettanne ainuittanne instructive — — comitative — ainuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ainuensa ainuensa accusative nom. ainuensa ainuensa gen. ainuensa genitive ainuensa ainuidensa ainuittensa partitive ainuttaan ainuttansa ainuitaan ainuitansa inessive ainuessaan ainuessansa ainuissaan ainuissansa elative ainuestaan ainuestansa ainuistaan ainuistansa illative ainueensa ainuisiinsa ainuihinsa adessive ainuellaan ainuellansa ainuillaan ainuillansa ablative ainueltaan ainueltansa ainuiltaan ainuiltansa allative ainuelleen ainuellensa ainuilleen ainuillensa essive ainuenaan ainuenansa ainuinaan ainuinansa translative ainuekseen ainueksensa ainuikseen ainuiksensa abessive ainuettaan ainuettansa ainuittaan ainuittansa instructive — — comitative — ainuineen ainuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• ainutkertainen
• ainutlaatuinen

Further reading

• “ainut”, 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 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Noun

ainut

1. nominative plural of ainu

Anagrams

• ituna, nauti, tiuna, uitan