nelikielinen

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Finnish

Etymology

neli- +‎ kielinen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneliˌkie̯linen/,
  • Rhymes: -ielinen
  • Hyphenation(key): neli‧kieli‧nen

Adjective

nelikielinen (not comparable)

  1. quadrilingual (speaking fluently four languages)
    Hän on täysin nelikielinen.
    He is completely quadrilingual.
  2. quadrilingual (written in four languages)
    nelikielinen sopimusquadrilingual contract
  3. (music) four-string
    nelikielinen kitarafour-string guitar

Declension

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