mittainen

mitta (“measure”) +‎ -hinen; lit. "being of the measure (of)"

• IPA^(key): /ˈmitːɑi̯nen/,
• Rhymes: -itːɑinen
• Hyphenation^(key): mit‧tai‧nen

mittainen (not comparable)

1. (genitive and/or possessive suffix +) measuring, of a measure, being of a certain size, length or height; translation into English varies by context

   Meiltä on tilattu 80.000 ratapölkkyä, mutta emme tiedä, minkä mittaisia niiden pitäisi olla.

   We have received an order for 80,000 railroad ties, but we don't know what measurements they should be.

   Onko hän sanansa mittainen mies?

   Is he as good as his word? / Is he a man of his word?

   Olin kahdentoista päivän mittaisella Karibian-risteilyllä.

   I was on a twelve-day long cruise on the Caribbean.

• See related terms -section under kokoinen.

• “mittainen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03