# naulain
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑu̯lɑi̯n/, [ˈnɑ̝u̯lɑ̝i̯n]
* Rhymes: -ɑulɑin
* Hyphenation: nau‧lain

### Etymology 1

naulata (“to nail”) +‎ -in

#### Noun

naulain
* nailgun (hand tool)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of naulain (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
naulaimeni
naulaimeni
accusative
nom.
naulaimeni
naulaimeni
gen.
naulaimeni
genitive
naulaimeni
naulaimieni naulainteni
partitive
naulaintani
naulaimiani
inessive
naulaimessani
naulaimissani
elative
naulaimestani
naulaimistani
illative
naulaimeeni
naulaimiini
adessive
naulaimellani
naulaimillani
ablative
naulaimeltani
naulaimiltani
allative
naulaimelleni
naulaimilleni
essive
naulaimenani
naulaiminani
translative
naulaimekseni
naulaimikseni
abessive
naulaimettani
naulaimittani
instructive
comitative
—naulaimineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
naulaimesi
naulaimesi
accusative
nom.
naulaimesi
naulaimesi
gen.
naulaimesi
genitive
naulaimesi
naulaimiesi naulaintesi
partitive
naulaintasi
naulaimiasi
inessive
naulaimessasi
naulaimissasi
elative
naulaimestasi
naulaimistasi
illative
naulaimeesi
naulaimiisi
adessive
naulaimellasi
naulaimillasi
ablative
naulaimeltasi
naulaimiltasi
allative
naulaimellesi
naulaimillesi
essive
naulaimenasi
naulaiminasi
translative
naulaimeksesi
naulaimiksesi
abessive
naulaimettasi
naulaimittasi
instructive
comitative
—naulaiminesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
naulaimemme
naulaimemme
accusative
nom.
naulaimemme
naulaimemme
gen.
naulaimemme
genitive
naulaimemme
naulaimiemme naulaintemme
partitive
naulaintamme
naulaimiamme
inessive
naulaimessamme
naulaimissamme
elative
naulaimestamme
naulaimistamme
illative
naulaimeemme
naulaimiimme
adessive
naulaimellamme
naulaimillamme
ablative
naulaimeltamme
naulaimiltamme
allative
naulaimellemme
naulaimillemme
essive
naulaimenamme
naulaiminamme
translative
naulaimeksemme
naulaimiksemme
abessive
naulaimettamme
naulaimittamme
instructive
comitative
—naulaiminemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
naulaimenne
naulaimenne
accusative
nom.
naulaimenne
naulaimenne
gen.
naulaimenne
genitive
naulaimenne
naulaimienne naulaintenne
partitive
naulaintanne
naulaimianne
inessive
naulaimessanne
naulaimissanne
elative
naulaimestanne
naulaimistanne
illative
naulaimeenne
naulaimiinne
adessive
naulaimellanne
naulaimillanne
ablative
naulaimeltanne
naulaimiltanne
allative
naulaimellenne
naulaimillenne
essive
naulaimenanne
naulaiminanne
translative
naulaimeksenne
naulaimiksenne
abessive
naulaimettanne
naulaimittanne
instructive
comitative
—naulaiminenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
naulaimensa
naulaimensa
accusative
nom.
naulaimensa
naulaimensa
gen.
naulaimensa
genitive
naulaimensa
naulaimiensa naulaintensa
partitive
naulaintaan naulaintansa
naulaimiaan naulaimiansa
inessive
naulaimessaan naulaimessansa
naulaimissaan naulaimissansa
elative
naulaimestaan naulaimestansa
naulaimistaan naulaimistansa
illative
naulaimeensa
naulaimiinsa
adessive
naulaimellaan naulaimellansa
naulaimillaan naulaimillansa
ablative
naulaimeltaan naulaimeltansa
naulaimiltaan naulaimiltansa
allative
naulaimelleen naulaimellensa
naulaimilleen naulaimillensa
essive
naulaimenaan naulaimenansa
naulaiminaan naulaiminansa
translative
naulaimekseen naulaimeksensa
naulaimikseen naulaimiksensa
abessive
naulaimettaan naulaimettansa
naulaimittaan naulaimittansa
instructive
comitative
—naulaimineen naulaiminensa :

##### Synonyms

* naulapyssy (colloquial)

##### Derived terms

* paineilmanaulain
* panosnaulain
* sinkilänaulain

#### Further reading

* “naulain”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

naulain
* genitive plural of naula

##### Alternative forms

* naulojen