Vaimon

Vaimon is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun vaimo, meaning “wife.” It is used to express possession in Finnish, typically preceding another noun to mean “the wife’s X.” For example, vaimon auto means “the wife’s car,” and vaimon nimi means “the wife’s name.”

In Finnish grammar, possession is commonly shown by the genitive case rather than a separate possessive pronoun. The genitive singular vaimon is used with a wide range of possessed nouns, as in vaimon ystävä (“the wife’s friend”) or vaimon kirja (“the wife’s book”). The word can also appear in connective phrases and compound expressions.

Declension and related forms: vaimo is the base noun; genitive singular is vaimon; nominative plural is vaimot; genitive plural is vaimojen; partitive forms are vaimoa (singular) and vaimoja (plural). The possessive suffixes -nsä/ -nsä can combine with a noun to indicate the possessed party’s own possession, as in hänen vaimonsa meaning “his/her wife.”

Etymology and usage: vaimo is a native Finnish word, with cognates in related Finnic languages. The genitive vaimon is a standard form used in everyday language as well as in legal, genealogical, and descriptive contexts. While vaimo is a common and neutral term for “wife,” some contexts may prefer more intimate or formal diction depending on tone and register.

See also: Finnish kinship terms, possessive constructions in Finnish.