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mainen -mäinen
Finnish
Etymology
fi maa inen. Compare the dialectal expression fi olla jotakin maata to be the kind (that), be the sort (that).
Pronunciation
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Suffix
adjective mäinen -maisempi -maisin maise
Forms adjectives from nouns, signifying resemblance; -like, -shaped, -ish, -ly, -y, -ous
fi kaasu gas kaasumainen gaseous
fi neste liquid -mäinen nestemäinen liquid
fi kiila wedge kiilamainen wedgelike, cuneiform
fi kello bell kellomainen bell-shaped
fi nainen woman naismainen effeminate
fi herrasmies gentleman -mäinen herrasmiesmäinen gentlemanly
fi nauris turnip naurismainen napiform
Usage notes
Acts like a compound element; attaches to the nominative form (or a combining form if there is one).
Declension
adj -mai a
Derived terms
fi
See also
fi -maalainen
fi mainen
References
Anagrams
fi aeimnn animen manien