avvain

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?], equivalent to avata (“to open”) +‎ -in. Cognates include Finnish avain and Livvi avain.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋɑi̯n/, [ˈɑʋːən]
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋɑi̯n/, [ˈɑʋˑɑi̯n]
(Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋɑi̯n/, [ˈɑʋːɑi̯n]
Rhymes: -ɑʋɑi̯n
Hyphenation: av‧vain

Noun

avvain

key

Declension

Declension of avvain (type 15/syän, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	avvain	avvaimet
genitive	avvaimen	avvaimiin
partitive	avvainta, avvaint	avvaimia
illative	avvaimee	avvaimii
inessive	avvaimees	avvaimiis
elative	avvaimest	avvaimist
allative	avvaimelle	avvaimille
adessive	avvaimeel	avvaimiil
ablative	avvaimelt	avvaimilt
translative	avvaimeks	avvaimiks
essive	avvaimenna, avvaimeen	avvaiminna, avvaimiin
exessive¹⁾	avvaiment	avvaimint
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.

References

Fedor Tumansky (1790) “аввайнъ”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 691
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 24
Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 23