atavistinen

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Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see French atavisme), ultimately from Latin atavus and adapted with the adjectival suffix +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑtɑʋistinen/,
  • Rhymes: -istinen
  • Hyphenation(key): ata‧vis‧ti‧nen

Adjective

atavistinen (comparative atavistisempi, superlative atavistisin)

  1. atavistic

Declension

Inflection of atavistinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative atavistinen atavistiset
genitive atavistisen atavististen
atavistisien
partitive atavistista atavistisia
illative atavistiseen atavistisiin
singular plural
nominative atavistinen atavistiset
accusative nom. atavistinen atavistiset
gen. atavistisen
genitive atavistisen atavististen
atavistisien
partitive atavistista atavistisia
inessive atavistisessa atavistisissa
elative atavistisesta atavistisista
illative atavistiseen atavistisiin
adessive atavistisella atavistisilla
ablative atavistiselta atavistisilta
allative atavistiselle atavistisille
essive atavistisena atavistisina
translative atavistiseksi atavistisiksi
abessive atavistisetta atavistisitta
instructive atavistisin
comitative atavistisine
Possessive forms of atavistinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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