# Kainu
## Finnish
### Etymology

Variant of Kainuu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑi̯nu/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯nu]
* Rhymes: -ɑinu
* Hyphenation: Kai‧nu

### Proper noun

Kainu
* a Finnish surname
* A Finnish placename.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Kainu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kainuni
Kainuni
accusative
nom.
Kainuni
Kainuni
gen.
Kainuni
genitive
Kainuni
Kainujeni
partitive
Kainuani
Kainujani
inessive
Kainussani
Kainuissani
elative
Kainustani
Kainuistani
illative
Kainuuni
Kainuihini
adessive
Kainullani
Kainuillani
ablative
Kainultani
Kainuiltani
allative
Kainulleni
Kainuilleni
essive
Kainunani
Kainuinani
translative
Kainukseni
Kainuikseni
abessive
Kainuttani
Kainuittani
instructive
comitative
—Kainuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kainusi
Kainusi
accusative
nom.
Kainusi
Kainusi
gen.
Kainusi
genitive
Kainusi
Kainujesi
partitive
Kainuasi
Kainujasi
inessive
Kainussasi
Kainuissasi
elative
Kainustasi
Kainuistasi
illative
Kainuusi
Kainuihisi
adessive
Kainullasi
Kainuillasi
ablative
Kainultasi
Kainuiltasi
allative
Kainullesi
Kainuillesi
essive
Kainunasi
Kainuinasi
translative
Kainuksesi
Kainuiksesi
abessive
Kainuttasi
Kainuittasi
instructive
comitative
—Kainuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kainumme
Kainumme
accusative
nom.
Kainumme
Kainumme
gen.
Kainumme
genitive
Kainumme
Kainujemme
partitive
Kainuamme
Kainujamme
inessive
Kainussamme
Kainuissamme
elative
Kainustamme
Kainuistamme
illative
Kainuumme
Kainuihimme
adessive
Kainullamme
Kainuillamme
ablative
Kainultamme
Kainuiltamme
allative
Kainullemme
Kainuillemme
essive
Kainunamme
Kainuinamme
translative
Kainuksemme
Kainuiksemme
abessive
Kainuttamme
Kainuittamme
instructive
comitative
—Kainuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kainunne
Kainunne
accusative
nom.
Kainunne
Kainunne
gen.
Kainunne
genitive
Kainunne
Kainujenne
partitive
Kainuanne
Kainujanne
inessive
Kainussanne
Kainuissanne
elative
Kainustanne
Kainuistanne
illative
Kainuunne
Kainuihinne
adessive
Kainullanne
Kainuillanne
ablative
Kainultanne
Kainuiltanne
allative
Kainullenne
Kainuillenne
essive
Kainunanne
Kainuinanne
translative
Kainuksenne
Kainuiksenne
abessive
Kainuttanne
Kainuittanne
instructive
comitative
—Kainuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kainunsa
Kainunsa
accusative
nom.
Kainunsa
Kainunsa
gen.
Kainunsa
genitive
Kainunsa
Kainujensa
partitive
Kainuaan Kainuansa
Kainujaan Kainujansa
inessive
Kainussaan Kainussansa
Kainuissaan Kainuissansa
elative
Kainustaan Kainustansa
Kainuistaan Kainuistansa
illative
Kainuunsa
Kainuihinsa
adessive
Kainullaan Kainullansa
Kainuillaan Kainuillansa
ablative
Kainultaan Kainultansa
Kainuiltaan Kainuiltansa
allative
Kainulleen Kainullensa
Kainuilleen Kainuillensa
essive
Kainunaan Kainunansa
Kainuinaan Kainuinansa
translative
Kainukseen Kainuksensa
Kainuikseen Kainuiksensa
abessive
Kainuttaan Kainuttansa
Kainuittaan Kainuittansa
instructive
comitative
—Kainuineen Kainuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Vähäkainu

#### Statistics

* The surname Kainu belongs to 238 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

#### References

* Kainu

### Anagrams

* akuin, ikuna, kaiun, kauin, kinua, kuina