köyhäläinen

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Finnish

Etymology

köyhä (poor) +‎ -läinen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkøy̯hælæi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -æinen
  • Hyphenation(key): köy‧hä‧läi‧nen

Noun

köyhäläinen (archaic)

  1. Synonym of köyhä (poor, poor person).

Declension

Possessive forms of köyhäläinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)