määräaikainen

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Finnish

Etymology

määräaika (deadline, time limit, due time) +‎ -inen. In the noun sense, also a shortening of määräaikainen työntekijä (temporary employee, temp)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmæːræˌɑi̯kɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑikɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): määrä‧aikai‧nen

Adjective

määräaikainen

  1. fixed-period, fixed-term, fixed-duration
  2. temporary (valid or existing for a defined but usually short time)

Declension

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

Derived terms

compounds

Noun

määräaikainen

  1. temp (temporary worker)

Declension

Possessive forms of määräaikainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

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