kaine
Estonian
Etymology
Probably cognate to Finnish kaino (“timid”), Ingrian kainu (“shy, timid”), and Karelian kainu, kaino (“shy, timid”), although the difference in meanings is hard to explain.
Adjective
kaine (genitive kaine, partitive kainet)
- sober
- Ma kaine peaga rooli ei istu.
- I don't drive while sober.
Declension
Inflection of kaine (ÕS type 6/mõte, length gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaine | kained |
| accusative | kaine | kained |
| genitive | kaine | kainete |
| partitive | kainet | kaineid |
| illative | kainesse | kainetesse kaineisse |
| inessive | kaines | kainetes kaineis |
| elative | kainest | kainetest kaineist |
| allative | kainele | kainetele kaineile |
| adessive | kainel | kainetel kaineil |
| ablative | kainelt | kainetelt kaineilt |
| translative | kaineks | kaineteks kaineiks |
| terminative | kaineni | kaineteni |
| essive | kainena | kainetena |
| abessive | kaineta | kaineteta |
| comitative | kainega | kainetega |
Inflection of kaine (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaine | kained |
| accusative | kaine | kained |
| genitive | kaine | kainete |
| partitive | kainet | kaineid |
| illative | kainesse | kainetesse kaineisse |
| inessive | kaines | kainetes kaineis |
| elative | kainest | kainetest kaineist |
| allative | kainele | kainetele kaineile |
| adessive | kainel | kainetel kaineil |
| ablative | kainelt | kainetelt kaineilt |
| translative | kaineks | kaineteks kaineiks |
| terminative | kaineni | kaineteni |
| essive | kainena | kainetena |
| abessive | kaineta | kaineteta |
| comitative | kainega | kainetega |