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Eino
Eino
Finnish
Etymology
Medieval form of Einold, Enewald, a saint with a local cult in southern Finland; from Germanic agin "edge, point ( of a weapon)" + wald "rule". Revived in the 19th century and later also used as a short form of Einari.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈei̯no/
- Hyphenation: Ei‧no
Proper noun
Eino
- A male given name.
Declension
| Inflection of Eino (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Eino | Einot | |
| genitive | Einon | Einojen | |
| partitive | Einoa | Einoja | |
| illative | Einoon | Einoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Eino | Einot | |
| accusative | nom. | Eino | Einot |
| gen. | Einon | ||
| genitive | Einon | Einojen | |
| partitive | Einoa | Einoja | |
| inessive | Einossa | Einoissa | |
| elative | Einosta | Einoista | |
| illative | Einoon | Einoihin | |
| adessive | Einolla | Einoilla | |
| ablative | Einolta | Einoilta | |
| allative | Einolle | Einoille | |
| essive | Einona | Einoina | |
| translative | Einoksi | Einoiksi | |
| instructive | — | Einoin | |
| abessive | Einotta | Einoitta | |
| comitative | — | Einoineen | |
Usage notes
Formerly very rare, but made famous by the national poet Eino Leino (1878-1926). The most popular first name for men born in Finland in 1904-1917.