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Finnish

Etymology

fossiili +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfosːiːlinen/,
  • Rhymes: -inen
  • Syllabification(key): fos‧sii‧li‧nen
  • Hyphenation(key): fos‧sii‧li‧nen

Adjective

fossiilinen (comparative fossiilisempi, superlative fossiilisin)

  1. fossil

Declension

Inflection of fossiilinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative fossiilinen fossiiliset
genitive fossiilisen fossiilisten
fossiilisien
partitive fossiilista fossiilisia
illative fossiiliseen fossiilisiin
singular plural
nominative fossiilinen fossiiliset
accusative nom. fossiilinen fossiiliset
gen. fossiilisen
genitive fossiilisen fossiilisten
fossiilisien
partitive fossiilista fossiilisia
inessive fossiilisessa fossiilisissa
elative fossiilisesta fossiilisista
illative fossiiliseen fossiilisiin
adessive fossiilisella fossiilisilla
ablative fossiiliselta fossiilisilta
allative fossiiliselle fossiilisille
essive fossiilisena fossiilisina
translative fossiiliseksi fossiilisiksi
abessive fossiilisetta fossiilisitta
instructive fossiilisin
comitative fossiilisine
Possessive forms of fossiilinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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