katoavainen

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Finnish

Etymology

  • katoava (disappearing) +‎ -inen, "showing the tendency to disappear"

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑtoɑʋɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧to‧a‧vai‧nen

Adjective

katoavainen (comparative katoavaisempi, superlative katoavaisin)

  1. (religion) earthly, worldly, temporal, passing
  2. fleeting

Declension

Inflection of katoavainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative katoavainen katoavaiset
genitive katoavaisen katoavaisten
katoavaisien
partitive katoavaista katoavaisia
illative katoavaiseen katoavaisiin
singular plural
nominative katoavainen katoavaiset
accusative nom. katoavainen katoavaiset
gen. katoavaisen
genitive katoavaisen katoavaisten
katoavaisien
partitive katoavaista katoavaisia
inessive katoavaisessa katoavaisissa
elative katoavaisesta katoavaisista
illative katoavaiseen katoavaisiin
adessive katoavaisella katoavaisilla
ablative katoavaiselta katoavaisilta
allative katoavaiselle katoavaisille
essive katoavaisena katoavaisina
translative katoavaiseksi katoavaisiksi
abessive katoavaisetta katoavaisitta
instructive katoavaisin
comitative katoavaisine
Possessive forms of katoavainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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