ainava

Ingrian

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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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 declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) ainava ainavas
accusative (akuzatīvs) ainavu ainavas
genitive (ģenitīvs) ainavas ainavu
dative (datīvs) ainavai ainavām
instrumental (instrumentālis) ainavu ainavām
locative (lokatīvs) ainavā ainavās
vocative (vokatīvs) ainava ainavas
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