/ˈpɑi̯men/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯me̞n]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *paimën, borrowed from a Baltic language (compare Lithuanian piemuo), from Proto-Indo-European *poh₂imḗn (compare Ancient Greek ποιμήν (poimḗn)), from *peh₂- (“to protect”) (compare Latin pastor). Related to Karelian paimoi.
- herdsman, herder, herd
- figurativelyshepherd (someone who watches over and guides)
Muodotpaimen(nominative, singular) · paimenet(nominative, plural) · paimen(accusative, nominative, singular) · paimenet(accusative, nominative, plural) · paimenen(accusative, genitive, singular) · paimenet(accusative, genitive, plural) · paimenen(genitive, singular) · paimenien(genitive, plural) · paimenten(genitive, plural) · paimenta(partitive, singular) · paimenia(partitive, plural) · paimenessa(inessive, singular) · paimenissa(inessive, plural) · paimenesta(elative, singular) · paimenista(elative, plural) · paimeneen(illative, singular) · paimeniin(illative, plural) · paimenella(adessive, singular) · paimenilla(adessive, plural) · paimenelta(ablative, singular)