/ˈesineˣ/, [ˈe̞s̠ine̞(ʔ)]
Alkuperäesi- (“fore-”) + -ine. Coined by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt in 1842. Compare Estonian ese.
According to Häkkinen (2004), Schildt later preferred esile (with -le), but esine (which Schildt later thought sounded too similar to jalkine and käsine and thus like a term for clothing) remained in use.
- object, item, thing (that is physical, concrete, tangible)
- artifact (object made or shaped by hand)
Muodotesine(nominative, singular) · esineet(nominative, plural) · esine(accusative, nominative, singular) · esineet(accusative, nominative, plural) · esineen(accusative, genitive, singular) · esineet(accusative, genitive, plural) · esineen(genitive, singular) · esineiden(genitive, plural) · esineitten(genitive, plural) · esinettä(partitive, singular) · esineitä(partitive, plural) · esineessä(inessive, singular) · esineissä(inessive, plural) · esineestä(elative, singular) · esineistä(elative, plural) · esineeseen(illative, singular) · esineisiin(illative, plural) · esineihin(illative, plural) · esineellä(adessive, singular) · esineillä(adessive, plural)