alinen
See also: aliñen
Finnish
Adjective
alinen (comparative alisempi, superlative alisin)
- (rare) under, underlying
Declension
| Inflection of alinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alinen | aliset | |
| genitive | alisen | alisten alisien | |
| partitive | alista | alisia | |
| illative | aliseen | alisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | alinen | aliset | |
| accusative | nom. | alinen | aliset |
| gen. | alisen | ||
| genitive | alisen | alisten alisien | |
| partitive | alista | alisia | |
| inessive | alisessa | alisissa | |
| elative | alisesta | alisista | |
| illative | aliseen | alisiin | |
| adessive | alisella | alisilla | |
| ablative | aliselta | alisilta | |
| allative | aliselle | alisille | |
| essive | alisena | alisina | |
| translative | aliseksi | alisiksi | |
| instructive | — | alisin | |
| abessive | alisetta | alisitta | |
| comitative | — | alisine | |
Anagrams
- -lainen, Anneli, Linnea, lainen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- alynen
Etymology 1
From Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier
Verb
alinen (third-person singular simple present alineth, present participle alinende, simple past and past participle alined)
- to copulate
- She [-wolf] shal not be alyned withe noon of þe wolfes safe with on ... Þan þei goo a grete waye thennes and ther he alyned hure. — Duke of York, Master of Game, 1410
Etymology 2
From Latin allinere (“to bedaub”)
Verb
alinen (third-person singular simple present alineth, present participle alinende, simple past and past participle alined)
- to bedaub, thus annoint
- Hi beeþe eke atte fount Mid oylle and creyme alyned. — Poems of William of Shoreham, c1350
References
- Middle English Dictionary, aline