/ˈnɑi̯nen/, [ˈnɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *nainën, derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric *näxe-; nai- + -nen. Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552), but vaimo was the more common word for “woman” in the oldest literary Finnish texts.
- woman
- term-of-addresslady
“hyvät naiset ja herrat” — ladies and gentlemen
- dialectalsynonym of vaimo (“wife”)
- first-person, form-of, potential, present, singularfirst-person singular potential present of naida
Muodotnainen(nominative, singular) · naiset(nominative, plural) · nainen(accusative, nominative, singular) · naiset(accusative, nominative, plural) · naisen(accusative, genitive, singular) · naiset(accusative, genitive, plural) · naisen(genitive, singular) · naisten(genitive, plural) · naisien(genitive, plural) · naista(partitive, singular) · naisia(partitive, plural) · naisessa(inessive, singular) · naisissa(inessive, plural) · naisesta(elative, singular) · naisista(elative, plural) · naiseen(illative, singular) · naisiin(illative, plural) · naisella(adessive, singular) · naisilla(adessive, plural) · naiselta(ablative, singular)