alentuvainen

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Finnish

Etymology

alentuva +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlentuʋɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): alen‧tu‧vai‧nen

Adjective

alentuvainen (comparative alentuvaisempi, superlative alentuvaisin)

  1. condescending, patronizing

Declension

Inflection of alentuvainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative alentuvainen alentuvaiset
genitive alentuvaisen alentuvaisten
alentuvaisien
partitive alentuvaista alentuvaisia
illative alentuvaiseen alentuvaisiin
singular plural
nominative alentuvainen alentuvaiset
accusative nom. alentuvainen alentuvaiset
gen. alentuvaisen
genitive alentuvaisen alentuvaisten
alentuvaisien
partitive alentuvaista alentuvaisia
inessive alentuvaisessa alentuvaisissa
elative alentuvaisesta alentuvaisista
illative alentuvaiseen alentuvaisiin
adessive alentuvaisella alentuvaisilla
ablative alentuvaiselta alentuvaisilta
allative alentuvaiselle alentuvaisille
essive alentuvaisena alentuvaisina
translative alentuvaiseksi alentuvaisiksi
abessive alentuvaisetta alentuvaisitta
instructive alentuvaisin
comitative alentuvaisine
Possessive forms of alentuvainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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