kaine
See also: Kaine
Estonian
Etymology
Probably cognate to Finnish kaino (“timid”), Ingrian kainu (“shy, timid”), and Karelian kainu, kaino (“shy, timid”), suggesting Proto-Finnic [Term?], although the difference in meanings is hard to explain.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑine
Adjective
kaine (genitive kaine, partitive kainet, comparative kainem, superlative kõige kainem)
- sober
- Ma kaine peaga rooli ei istu.
- I don't drive while sober.
Declension
| Declension of kaine (ÕS type 6/mõte, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kaine | kained | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kaine | ||
| genitive | kainete | ||
| partitive | kainet | kaineid | |
| illative | kainesse | kainetesse kaineisse | |
| inessive | kaines | kainetes kaineis | |
| elative | kainest | kainetest kaineist | |
| allative | kainele | kainetele kaineile | |
| adessive | kainel | kainetel kaineil | |
| ablative | kainelt | kainetelt kaineilt | |
| translative | kaineks | kaineteks kaineiks | |
| terminative | kaineni | kaineteni | |
| essive | kainena | kainetena | |
| abessive | kaineta | kaineteta | |
| comitative | kainega | kainetega | |
| Declension of kaine (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kaine | kained | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kaine | ||
| genitive | kainete | ||
| partitive | kainet | kaineid | |
| illative | kainesse | kainetesse kaineisse | |
| inessive | kaines | kainetes kaineis | |
| elative | kainest | kainetest kaineist | |
| allative | kainele | kainetele kaineile | |
| adessive | kainel | kainetel kaineil | |
| ablative | kainelt | kainetelt kaineilt | |
| translative | kaineks | kaineteks kaineiks | |
| terminative | kaineni | kaineteni | |
| essive | kainena | kainetena | |
| abessive | kaineta | kaineteta | |
| comitative | kainega | kainetega | |
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