painajainen
Finnish
(index pa)
Etymology
< painaa (“to press”) – originally, painajainen was a demon that sat on a sleeping person's chest, thus pressing it and causing bad dreams.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑinɑjɑinen/
- Hyphenation: pai‧na‧jai‧nen
Declension
Inflection of painajainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | painajainen | painajaiset | |
genitive | painajaisen | painajaisten painajaisien | |
partitive | painajaista | painajaisia | |
illative | painajaiseen | painajaisiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | painajainen | painajaiset | |
accusative | nom. | painajainen | painajaiset |
gen. | painajaisen | ||
genitive | painajaisen | painajaisten painajaisien | |
partitive | painajaista | painajaisia | |
inessive | painajaisessa | painajaisissa | |
elative | painajaisesta | painajaisista | |
illative | painajaiseen | painajaisiin | |
adessive | painajaisella | painajaisilla | |
ablative | painajaiselta | painajaisilta | |
allative | painajaiselle | painajaisille | |
essive | painajaisena | painajaisina | |
translative | painajaiseksi | painajaisiksi | |
instructive | — | painajaisin | |
abessive | painajaisetta | painajaisitta | |
comitative | — | painajaisineen |
Synonyms
- (demon): mara (in Western dialects)
- (bad dream): painajaisuni
Derived terms
- nähdä painajaista = to see a nightmare
- painajaismainen
- painajaistunnelma
- painajaisuni
See also
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