kummajainen

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Finnish

Etymology

kumma +‎ -iainen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkumːɑjɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): kum‧ma‧jai‧nen

Noun

kummajainen

  1. freak, oddball
  2. paradox, walking contradiction (person or thing having contradictory properties)
    Hän on kummajainen, hänen ei odottaisi kuuluvan siihen puolueeseen.
    He is a paradox; you would not expect him in that political party.

Declension

Inflection of kummajainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative kummajainen kummajaiset
genitive kummajaisen kummajaisten
kummajaisien
partitive kummajaista kummajaisia
illative kummajaiseen kummajaisiin
singular plural
nominative kummajainen kummajaiset
accusative nom. kummajainen kummajaiset
gen. kummajaisen
genitive kummajaisen kummajaisten
kummajaisien
partitive kummajaista kummajaisia
inessive kummajaisessa kummajaisissa
elative kummajaisesta kummajaisista
illative kummajaiseen kummajaisiin
adessive kummajaisella kummajaisilla
ablative kummajaiselta kummajaisilta
allative kummajaiselle kummajaisille
essive kummajaisena kummajaisina
translative kummajaiseksi kummajaisiksi
abessive kummajaisetta kummajaisitta
instructive kummajaisin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kummajainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

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