kissamainen

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Finnish

Etymology

kissa (cat) +‎ -mainen (-like)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkisːɑˌmɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): kissa‧mainen

Adjective

kissamainen (comparative kissamaisempi, superlative kissamaisin)

  1. catlike, feline (resembling a cat)
  2. (zoology) feliform

Declension

Inflection of kissamainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative kissamainen kissamaiset
genitive kissamaisen kissamaisten
kissamaisien
partitive kissamaista kissamaisia
illative kissamaiseen kissamaisiin
singular plural
nominative kissamainen kissamaiset
accusative nom. kissamainen kissamaiset
gen. kissamaisen
genitive kissamaisen kissamaisten
kissamaisien
partitive kissamaista kissamaisia
inessive kissamaisessa kissamaisissa
elative kissamaisesta kissamaisista
illative kissamaiseen kissamaisiin
adessive kissamaisella kissamaisilla
ablative kissamaiselta kissamaisilta
allative kissamaiselle kissamaisille
essive kissamaisena kissamaisina
translative kissamaiseksi kissamaisiksi
abessive kissamaisetta kissamaisitta
instructive kissamaisin
comitative kissamaisine
Possessive forms of kissamainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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