leikki-ikäinen

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Finnish

Etymology

leikki-ikä +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlei̯kːiˌ(ʔ)ikæi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ikæinen
  • Hyphenation(key): leikki‧ikäi‧nen

Adjective

leikki-ikäinen

  1. (of a child) roughly between three and seven years old, after learning to walk but before going to school

Declension

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

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