Noun type: 33
Characteristics
Singular
| Nominative | avain |
| Partitive | avainta |
| Genetive | avaimen |
| Accusative | avaimen |
| Inessive | avaimessa |
| Elative | avaimesta |
| Illative | avaimeen |
| Adessive | avaimella |
| Ablative | avaimelta |
| Allative | avaimelle |
| Essive | avaimena |
| Translative | avaimeksi |
| Abessive | avaimetta |
Plural
| Nominative | avaimet |
| Partitive | avaimia |
| Genetive | avaimien |
| Accusative | avaimet |
| Inessive | avaimissa |
| Elative | avaimista |
| Illative | avaimiin |
| Adessive | avaimilla |
| Ablative | avaimilta |
| Allative | avaimille |
| Essive | avaimina |
| Translative | avaimiksi |
| Abessive | avaimitta |
| Instructive | avaimin |
| Comitative | avaimine |
Sample Sentences
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avaimet käteen -toimitus (turnkey delivery)
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jakoavain (adjustable wrench / adjustable spanner)
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kiintoavain (non-adjustable wrench / non-adjustable spanner)
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diskanttiavain (treble clef)
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g-avain (G clef)
Etymology
avata (“to open”) + -in (instrumental noun suffix), literally “an opening tool, tool for opening”. Compare Livvi avain, Veps avadim.
Nouns inflected like avain
ahdin,
ahrain,
aistin,
ajastin,
alasin,
antimet,
asetin,
askellin,
astin,
asujain,
aterimet,
atrain,
aukaisin,
avain,
avarrin,
avoin,
ehkäisin,
elin,
eläin,
emätin, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)