"-main" meaning in All languages combined

See -main on Wiktionary

Suffix [Ingrian]

IPA: /-mɑi̯ne/ [Ala-Laukaa], [-mɑi̯n] [Ala-Laukaa], /-mɑi̯n/ [Soikkola], [-mɑi̯n] [Soikkola]
Etymology: Cognates include Finnish -mainen. Etymology templates: {{cog|fi|-mainen}} Finnish -mainen Head templates: {{head|izh|suffix|front vowel variant|-mäin}} -main (front vowel variant -mäin), {{izh-suffix|-mäin}} -main (front vowel variant -mäin) Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -main [nominative, singular], -maiset [nominative, plural], -maisen [genitive, singular], -maisiin [genitive, plural], -maista [partitive, singular], -maist [partitive, singular], -maisia [partitive, plural], -maisee [illative, singular], -maisii [illative, plural], -maisees [inessive, plural], -maisiis [inessive], -maisest [elative, plural], -maisist [elative], -maiselle [allative, plural], -maisille [allative], -maiseel [adessive, plural], -maisiil [adessive], -maiselt [ablative, plural], -maisilt [ablative], -maiseks [plural, translative], -maisiks [translative], -maisenna [essive, plural], -maiseen [essive, plural], -maisinna [essive], -maisiin [essive], -maisent [exessive, plural], -maisint [exessive]
  1. Used to form adjectives denoting resemblance to the suffixed noun: -ly Tags: morpheme

Suffix [Romansh]

Forms: -meing [alternative, Sutsilvan], -maintg [alternative, Surmiran], -maing [alternative, Puter, Vallander]
Etymology: From Latin mente, ablative singular of mēns (“mind”). Etymology templates: {{inh|rm|la|mente}} Latin mente Head templates: {{head|rm|suffix}} -main
  1. (Grischun, Sursilvan) Used to form adverbs from adjectives; -wise, -ly, -ally Tags: Grischun, Sursilvan, morpheme

Alternative forms

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        "1": "fi",
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      },
      "expansion": "Finnish -mainen",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Finnish -mainen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "izh-decl/kärpäin",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no gradation",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1/kärpäin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-main",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maiset",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisiin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maist",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisii",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisees",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisiis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisest",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisist",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maiselle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisille",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maiseel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisiil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maiselt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisilt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maiseks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisiks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisenna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maiseen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisinna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisiin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisent",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "exessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisint",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "exessive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "izh",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "front vowel variant",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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    }
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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          "text": "ääri (“edge”) + -main → äärimäin (“extreme”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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          "-ly",
          "-ly"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Ala-Laukaa"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-mɑi̯n]",
      "tags": [
        "Ala-Laukaa"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-mɑi̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "Soikkola"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-mɑi̯n]",
      "tags": [
        "Soikkola"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-main"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "rm",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "mente"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin mente",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "-meing",
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        "alternative",
        "Sutsilvan"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-maintg",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Surmiran"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maing",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Puter",
        "Vallander"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "rm",
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      },
      "expansion": "-main",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "rm",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
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          "-wise"
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        [
          "-ly",
          "-ly"
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        [
          "-ally",
          "-ally"
        ]
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        "(Grischun, Sursilvan) Used to form adverbs from adjectives; -wise, -ly, -ally"
      ],
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        "Grischun",
        "Sursilvan",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-main"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "fi",
        "2": "-mainen"
      },
      "expansion": "Finnish -mainen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates include Finnish -mainen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "izh-decl/kärpäin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no gradation",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1/kärpäin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-main",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maiset",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisiin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maista",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maist",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisii",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisees",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisiis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisest",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisist",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maiselle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisille",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maiseel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisiil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maiselt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisilt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maiseks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisiks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisenna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maiseen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisinna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisiin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisent",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "exessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-maisint",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "exessive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "izh",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "front vowel variant",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-mäin"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "izh",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "Ingrian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ingrian lemmas",
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        "Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "ääri (“edge”) + -main → äärimäin (“extreme”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Used to form adjectives denoting resemblance to the suffixed noun: -ly"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "-ly"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/-mɑi̯ne/",
      "tags": [
        "Ala-Laukaa"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-mɑi̯n]",
      "tags": [
        "Ala-Laukaa"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-mɑi̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "Soikkola"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[-mɑi̯n]",
      "tags": [
        "Soikkola"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-main"
}

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        "3": "mente"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "form": "-meing",
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        "Sutsilvan"
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      "tags": [
        "alternative",
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    },
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      "form": "-maing",
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        "Puter",
        "Vallander"
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      ],
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          "-ly",
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      ],
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        "Sursilvan",
        "morpheme"
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "-main"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: front vowel variant -mäin",
  "path": [
    "-main"
  ],
  "section": "Ingrian",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-main",
  "trace": ""
}

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