# kainalo
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kainalo, possibly from Proto-Uralic *konɜ + *ëla or a derivation from käden (*käδen) + ala > *käδen-ala > *käen-ala > *kain-alo. Compare Udmurt кун-ул (kun-ul).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑi̯nɑlo/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯nɑ̝lo̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑinɑlo
* Hyphenation: kai‧na‧lo

### Noun

kainalo
* (anatomy) armpit
* (figuratively) reference to a romantic relationship; compare kainaloinen
    Hän palasi entisen miehensä kainaloon.She returned to a relationship with her ex-husband.
* (figuratively) protected location, shelter
    puutarha kallion kainalossa ― garden protected by rocks

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kainalo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kainaloni
kainaloni
accusative
nom.
kainaloni
kainaloni
gen.
kainaloni
genitive
kainaloni
kainalojeni kainaloideni kainaloitteni
partitive
kainaloani
kainalojani kainaloitani
inessive
kainalossani
kainaloissani
elative
kainalostani
kainaloistani
illative
kainalooni
kainaloihini
adessive
kainalollani
kainaloillani
ablative
kainaloltani
kainaloiltani
allative
kainalolleni
kainaloilleni
essive
kainalonani
kainaloinani
translative
kainalokseni
kainaloikseni
abessive
kainalottani
kainaloittani
instructive
comitative
—kainaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kainalosi
kainalosi
accusative
nom.
kainalosi
kainalosi
gen.
kainalosi
genitive
kainalosi
kainalojesi kainaloidesi kainaloittesi
partitive
kainaloasi
kainalojasi kainaloitasi
inessive
kainalossasi
kainaloissasi
elative
kainalostasi
kainaloistasi
illative
kainaloosi
kainaloihisi
adessive
kainalollasi
kainaloillasi
ablative
kainaloltasi
kainaloiltasi
allative
kainalollesi
kainaloillesi
essive
kainalonasi
kainaloinasi
translative
kainaloksesi
kainaloiksesi
abessive
kainalottasi
kainaloittasi
instructive
comitative
—kainaloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kainalomme
kainalomme
accusative
nom.
kainalomme
kainalomme
gen.
kainalomme
genitive
kainalomme
kainalojemme kainaloidemme kainaloittemme
partitive
kainaloamme
kainalojamme kainaloitamme
inessive
kainalossamme
kainaloissamme
elative
kainalostamme
kainaloistamme
illative
kainaloomme
kainaloihimme
adessive
kainalollamme
kainaloillamme
ablative
kainaloltamme
kainaloiltamme
allative
kainalollemme
kainaloillemme
essive
kainalonamme
kainaloinamme
translative
kainaloksemme
kainaloiksemme
abessive
kainalottamme
kainaloittamme
instructive
comitative
—kainaloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kainalonne
kainalonne
accusative
nom.
kainalonne
kainalonne
gen.
kainalonne
genitive
kainalonne
kainalojenne kainaloidenne kainaloittenne
partitive
kainaloanne
kainalojanne kainaloitanne
inessive
kainalossanne
kainaloissanne
elative
kainalostanne
kainaloistanne
illative
kainaloonne
kainaloihinne
adessive
kainalollanne
kainaloillanne
ablative
kainaloltanne
kainaloiltanne
allative
kainalollenne
kainaloillenne
essive
kainalonanne
kainaloinanne
translative
kainaloksenne
kainaloiksenne
abessive
kainalottanne
kainaloittanne
instructive
comitative
—kainaloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kainalonsa
kainalonsa
accusative
nom.
kainalonsa
kainalonsa
gen.
kainalonsa
genitive
kainalonsa
kainalojensa kainaloidensa kainaloittensa
partitive
kainaloaan kainaloansa
kainalojaan kainaloitaan kainalojansa kainaloitansa
inessive
kainalossaan kainalossansa
kainaloissaan kainaloissansa
elative
kainalostaan kainalostansa
kainaloistaan kainaloistansa
illative
kainaloonsa
kainaloihinsa
adessive
kainalollaan kainalollansa
kainaloillaan kainaloillansa
ablative
kainaloltaan kainaloltansa
kainaloiltaan kainaloiltansa
allative
kainalolleen kainalollensa
kainaloilleen kainaloillensa
essive
kainalonaan kainalonansa
kainaloinaan kainaloinansa
translative
kainalokseen kainaloksensa
kainaloikseen kainaloiksensa
abessive
kainalottaan kainalottansa
kainaloittaan kainaloittansa
instructive
comitative
—kainaloineen kainaloinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kainaloinen
* kainalohermo
* kainalohiki
* kainalojuttu
* kainalokarva
* kainalokarvoitus
* kainalokotelo
* kainalokuoppa
* kainalolämpö
* kainalolämpötila
* kainalopala
* kainalopieru
* kainalosauva

### Further reading

* “kainalo”, 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 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* laakion, olikaan, olkiaan

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kainalo. Cognates include Finnish kainalo and Estonian kaenal.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈkɑi̯nɑlo/, [ˈkɑi̯nəɫŏ̞̥]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈkɑi̯nɑlo/, [ˈkɑi̯nɑɫo̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑi̯nɑlo
* Hyphenation: kai‧na‧lo

### Noun

kainalo
* Synonym of kaila (“armpit”)

#### Declension
### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 124

## Karelian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kainalo.

### Noun

kainalo
* armpit