kanamainen

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Finnish

Etymology

From kana +‎ -mainen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnɑmɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): ka‧na‧mai‧nen

Adjective

kanamainen (comparative kanamaisempi, superlative kanamaisin)

  1. chickenlike
  2. (derogatory) annoyingly talkative (particularly of women)
    kanamainen nainenan annoyingly talkative woman

Declension

Inflection of kanamainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative kanamainen kanamaiset
genitive kanamaisen kanamaisten
kanamaisien
partitive kanamaista kanamaisia
illative kanamaiseen kanamaisiin
singular plural
nominative kanamainen kanamaiset
accusative nom. kanamainen kanamaiset
gen. kanamaisen
genitive kanamaisen kanamaisten
kanamaisien
partitive kanamaista kanamaisia
inessive kanamaisessa kanamaisissa
elative kanamaisesta kanamaisista
illative kanamaiseen kanamaisiin
adessive kanamaisella kanamaisilla
ablative kanamaiselta kanamaisilta
allative kanamaiselle kanamaisille
essive kanamaisena kanamaisina
translative kanamaiseksi kanamaisiksi
abessive kanamaisetta kanamaisitta
instructive kanamaisin
comitative kanamaisine
Possessive forms of kanamainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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