määräinen

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Finnish

Etymology

määrä +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

Adjective

määräinen

  1. (linguistics) definite
    Antonym: epämääräinen
    määräinen artikkelidefinite article
  2. (in compounds) Indicates approximate quantity.
    Vihollisella oli lukumääräinen ylivoima.The enemy was superior in terms of quantity.
    Festivaalialueelle vaelsi tuhatmääräinen joukko musiikin ystäviä.Thousands of music lovers wandered to the festival area.
  3. (in compounds) decreed (by)

Declension

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

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