avain

Finnish

Etymology

From avata +‎ -in. Compare Livvi avain, Veps avadim.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑʋɑi̯n/, [ˈɑʋɑi̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑʋɑin
  • Syllabification(key): a‧vain

Noun

avain

  1. key
    avaimet käteen -toimitus ― turnkey delivery
  2. code (set of rules for converting information)
  3. (music) clef, used especially in compound terms
    Synonyms: klaavi, nuottiavain
    diskanttiavain ― treble clef
    g-avain ― G clef
  4. (cryptography) key
  5. (chiefly in compounds) wrench, spanner (tool)

Declension
Inflection of avain (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)
nominative avain avaimet
genitive avaimen avaimien
avainten
partitive avainta avaimia
illative avaimeen avaimiin
singular plural
nominative avain avaimet
accusative nom. avain avaimet
gen. avaimen
genitive avaimen avaimien
avainten
partitive avainta avaimia
inessive avaimessa avaimissa
elative avaimesta avaimista
illative avaimeen avaimiin
adessive avaimella avaimilla
ablative avaimelta avaimilta
allative avaimelle avaimille
essive avaimena avaimina
translative avaimeksi avaimiksi
instructive — avaimin
abessive avaimetta avaimitta
comitative — avaimineen
Possessive forms of avain (type kytkin)
possessor singular plural
1st person avaimeni avaimemme
2nd person avaimesi avaimenne
3rd person avaimensa

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See also

Anagrams

Livvi
Kaksi avaindu.

Etymology

From avata (“to open”) +‎ -in. Akin to Finnish avain.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑʋɑi̯n/
  • Hyphenation: a‧vain
  • Rhymes: -ɑʋɑi̯n

Noun

avain (genitive avaimen, partitive avaindu)

  1. key

References
  • Olga Žarinova (2012) Pagizemmo Karjalakse [Let's speak Karelian], St Petersburg, →ISBN, page 10
  • Tatjana Boiko (2019), “avain”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN
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