kreikkalainen

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Finnish

Etymology

From Kreikka +‎ -lainen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrei̯kːɑlɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): kreik‧ka‧lai‧nen

Adjective

kreikkalainen (comparative kreikkalaisempi, superlative kreikkalaisin)

  1. Greek
    kreikkalais-roomalainen painiGreco-Roman wrestling
  2. (historical) Hellenic
    Synonym: helleeninen

Usage notes

The combining form kreikkalais- corresponds to Greco- in English in terms.

Declension

Possessive forms of kreikkalainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

Noun

kreikkalainen

  1. Greek (person)

Declension

Inflection of kreikkalainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative kreikkalainen kreikkalaiset
genitive kreikkalaisen kreikkalaisten
kreikkalaisien
partitive kreikkalaista kreikkalaisia
illative kreikkalaiseen kreikkalaisiin
singular plural
nominative kreikkalainen kreikkalaiset
accusative nom. kreikkalainen kreikkalaiset
gen. kreikkalaisen
genitive kreikkalaisen kreikkalaisten
kreikkalaisien
partitive kreikkalaista kreikkalaisia
inessive kreikkalaisessa kreikkalaisissa
elative kreikkalaisesta kreikkalaisista
illative kreikkalaiseen kreikkalaisiin
adessive kreikkalaisella kreikkalaisilla
ablative kreikkalaiselta kreikkalaisilta
allative kreikkalaiselle kreikkalaisille
essive kreikkalaisena kreikkalaisina
translative kreikkalaiseksi kreikkalaisiksi
abessive kreikkalaisetta kreikkalaisitta
instructive kreikkalaisin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kreikkalainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

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