emänain

== Ingrian == === Alternative forms === emannain, emännain, emännäin === Etymology === From emä (“mother”) +‎ nain (“wife”). === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈemæˌnɑi̯ne/, [ˈe̞mæˑˌnɑi̯n] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈemæˌnɑi̯n/, [ˈe̞mæˑˌnɑi̯n] Rhymes: -ɑi̯n Hyphenation: e‧mä‧nain === Noun === emänain synonym of emäntä (“lady of the house”) ==== Declension ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 32