millain

Ingrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From minen (“of what?”) +‎ -lain (“kind of”). Akin to Finnish millainen.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmilːɑi̯ne/, [ˈmiɫːəi̯n]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmilːɑi̯n/, [ˈmiɫːɑi̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ilːɑi̯n
  • Hyphenation: mil‧lain

Determiner

millain

  1. what kind of?
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
      Töö saatta tiitä kuin suur ono maa, millaist hää ono formaa ja mitä ono hänen pääl.
      You will learn how the earth is big, what kind of shape it is and what is on top of it.

Declension
Declension of millain (type 1/kärpäin, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative millain millaiset
genitive millaisen millaisiin
partitive millaista, millaist millaisia
illative millaisee millaisii
inessive millaisees millaisiis
elative millaisest millaisist
allative millaiselle millaisille
adessive millaiseel millaisiil
ablative millaiselt millaisilt
translative millaiseks millaisiks
essive millaisenna, millaiseen millaisinna, millaisiin
exessive1) millaisent millaisint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 310
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