maanpäällinen

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Finnish

Etymology

maan +‎ päällinen

Pronunciation

Adjective

maanpäällinen

  1. aboveground, superterranean (above the surface of the ground)
    Kaivoksen maanpäälliset rakenteet tulee rakentaa asemakaavan määräysten mukaisesti.
    The aboveground structures of the mine must be built according to the zoning regulations.
  2. terrestrial (concerned with the world or worldly matters)
  3. (in some expressions) on earth
    maanpäällinen paratiisi
    paradise on earth

Declension

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

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