modaalinen

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Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English modal), ultimately from Medieval Latin modālis and adapted with the adjectival suffix +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmodɑːlinen/,
  • Rhymes: -inen
  • Hyphenation(key): mo‧daa‧li‧nen

Adjective

modaalinen (comparative modaalisempi, superlative modaalisin)

  1. modal

Declension

Inflection of modaalinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative modaalinen modaaliset
genitive modaalisen modaalisten
modaalisien
partitive modaalista modaalisia
illative modaaliseen modaalisiin
singular plural
nominative modaalinen modaaliset
accusative nom. modaalinen modaaliset
gen. modaalisen
genitive modaalisen modaalisten
modaalisien
partitive modaalista modaalisia
inessive modaalisessa modaalisissa
elative modaalisesta modaalisista
illative modaaliseen modaalisiin
adessive modaalisella modaalisilla
ablative modaaliselta modaalisilta
allative modaaliselle modaalisille
essive modaalisena modaalisina
translative modaaliseksi modaalisiksi
abessive modaalisetta modaalisitta
instructive modaalisin
comitative modaalisine
Possessive forms of modaalinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

compounds

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