naismainen

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Finnish

Etymology

From nais- +‎ -mainen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑi̯sˌmɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): nais‧mainen

Adjective

naismainen (comparative naismaisempi, superlative naismaisin)

  1. effeminate, womanlike, womanish, feminine (usually of a male, acting in ways stereotypically associated with women)

Declension

Inflection of naismainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative naismainen naismaiset
genitive naismaisen naismaisten
naismaisien
partitive naismaista naismaisia
illative naismaiseen naismaisiin
singular plural
nominative naismainen naismaiset
accusative nom. naismainen naismaiset
gen. naismaisen
genitive naismaisen naismaisten
naismaisien
partitive naismaista naismaisia
inessive naismaisessa naismaisissa
elative naismaisesta naismaisista
illative naismaiseen naismaisiin
adessive naismaisella naismaisilla
ablative naismaiselta naismaisilta
allative naismaiselle naismaisille
essive naismaisena naismaisina
translative naismaiseksi naismaisiksi
abessive naismaisetta naismaisitta
instructive naismaisin
comitative naismaisine
Possessive forms of naismainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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