aine

aine

1. bandicoot

A 19th-century literary loan from Finnish aine.[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯ne/

aine (genitive aine, partitive ainet)

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

• toitaine

From earlier *aineh, possibly an old loan of Germanic origin, compare 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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯neˣ/, [ˈɑi̯ne̞(ʔ)]
• Hyphenation: ai‧ne
• Rhymes: -ɑine

aine

1. matter, material, substance
2. subject, discipline (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)

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

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

From Vulgar Latin *inguinem, a masculine form of the Classical Latin neuter noun inguen.

• IPA^(key): /ɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Homophones: aines, haine, haines

aine f (plural aines)

1. groin

• inguinal

• “aine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

aine

1. woman

• Ginny Sullivan, Iango Mai Kiribati (1986)

áine

1. woman

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

From ain +‎ -e

• ainih

aine

1. (transitive) to iron

   E aine likou.

   She ironed the clothes.