antautuvainen

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word antautuvainen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word antautuvainen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say antautuvainen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word antautuvainen you have here. The definition of the word antautuvainen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofantautuvainen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Finnish

Etymology

antautuva +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑntɑu̯tuʋɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): an‧tau‧tu‧vai‧nen

Adjective

antautuvainen

  1. submissive, tending to submit
    • 1983, “Kaasua, komisaario Peppone”, in Arwo Mikkonen (lyrics), Costello Hautamäki (music), Kaasua..., performed by Popeda:
      Naisia, naisia antautuvaisia
      Miehiä isoja, mustasukkaisia
      Siitä syntyy soppa sekä rokka
      jota hämmentämään Peppone on nokka
      Women, women so submissive,
      men large and jealous.
      That'll make a mess or two
      that Pepponen will stick his nose in
  2. tending to surrender

Declension

Possessive forms of antautuvainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms