köykäinen

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Finnish

Etymology

köy- +‎ -käinen, from the same root as kevyt, kepeä (light(weight)); compare dialectal kevykäinen

Pronunciation

Adjective

köykäinen (comparative köykäisempi, superlative köykäisin)

  1. Synonym of kevyt (light, lightweight, unburdened)
  2. (figuratively) lightweight, superficial (lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity)

Declension

Inflection of köykäinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative köykäinen köykäiset
genitive köykäisen köykäisten
köykäisien
partitive köykäistä köykäisiä
illative köykäiseen köykäisiin
singular plural
nominative köykäinen köykäiset
accusative nom. köykäinen köykäiset
gen. köykäisen
genitive köykäisen köykäisten
köykäisien
partitive köykäistä köykäisiä
inessive köykäisessä köykäisissä
elative köykäisestä köykäisistä
illative köykäiseen köykäisiin
adessive köykäisellä köykäisillä
ablative köykäiseltä köykäisiltä
allative köykäiselle köykäisille
essive köykäisenä köykäisinä
translative köykäiseksi köykäisiksi
abessive köykäisettä köykäisittä
instructive köykäisin
comitative köykäisine
Possessive forms of köykäinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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