Estonian

Noun

aine ‎(genitive aine, partitive ainet)

1. substance, material
2. matter
3. school subject, university course

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• toitaine

References

1. ↑ aine in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, ISBN 978-9985-79-478-4

Finnish

(index ai)

Etymology

From earlier *aineh, possibly an old loan of Germanic origin, compare e.g. Swedish ämne ‎(“matter, subject”), from Proto-Germanic *abniz. This is however uncertain due to the exceptional correspondence of Germanic *b with Finnish i.^[1] The only certain cognate is Karelian aineh; Estonian aine is borrowed from Finnish.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ai‧ne
• Rhymes: -ɑine
• IPA^(key): /ˈɑine̞ˣ/

Noun

aine

1. matter, material, substance
2. subject (particular area of study, especially one thought in a school)

   Hänen lempiaineensa on fysiikka.

   Her favorite subject is physics.

3. essay (written composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject, especially on written as part of one's schoolwork)

Declension

Synonyms

• (matter): materia
• (area of study): oppiaine
• (essay): ainekirjoitus, essee

Derived terms

• aineellinen
• aineeton
• aineistaa
• aineisto
• aineistua
• aines

Compounds

References

1. ↑ Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija (editors). 1992–2000. Suomen sanojen alkuperä ('The Origin of Finnish Words'). Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus/Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. ISBN 978-952-222-418-7.

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *inguinem, from Latin inguen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Noun

aine f ‎(plural aines)

1. groin

Gilbertese

Noun

aine

1. woman

References

• Ginny Sullivan, Iango Mai Kiribati (1986)

Manam

Noun

áine

1. woman

References

• Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, The Art of Grammar: A Practical Guide (2015, ISBN 0199683212), page 112