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Finnish
Etymology
luonto (“nature”) + -inen
Pronunciation
Adjective
luontoinen (chiefly in compounds)
- Having a specified type of nature (natural environment) (usually translated as with ... nature, not necessarily as an adjective)
Suomi on karuluontoinen maa.- Finland is a country with arid nature.
Karuluontoinen Lappi on houkutellut turisteja jo lähes sadan vuoden ajan.- Lapland with its barren nature has attracted tourists for almost a century.
- natured (of people, having or possessing the specified disposition or temperament)
- Synonym: luonteinen
- pahanluontoinen ― ill-natured
Hän on mutkattoman luontoinen nuorimies.- He's a straight-natured young man.
Olen aina ollut iloluontoinen kaveri.- I've always been a jovial fellow.
- -natured (describing the characteristics of a thing)
- Synonyms: (more common than luontoinen) luonteinen, tapainen, kaltainen
Tapaus oli hänenkin mittapuullaan arkaluontoinen.- The case was sensitive, even by his standards.
Usage notes
- Used chiefly as headword in compound terms.
Declension
Synonyms
- (having or possessing the specified disposition or temperament): luonteinen
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