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-eleinen
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Finnish
Etymology
fi ele gesture inen -ed
Pronunciation
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Adjective
fi in compounds
gesturing or behaving in a certain manner, no meaningful English translation
fi suuri large suurieleinen pompous, extravagant, grandiloquent
fi vähä little vähäeleinen discreet, unassuming, retiring, quiet
Declension
adj -elei ä
Derived terms
fi -eleisesti -eleisyys
fi compounds niukkaeleinen suurieleinen vähäeleinen
Further reading
2023-07-02
fi suffixlike morphemes