nelinkertainen

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Finnish

Etymology

nelin (instructive plural) +‎ -kertainen

Pronunciation

Adjective

nelinkertainen (not comparable)

  1. quadruple, fourfold, four-time (four times as big or many)
    Taistelun alussa venäläisillä oli nelinkertainen ylivoima.
    At the onset of the battle the Russians had a fourfold superiority.
    tulojen nelinkertainen nousufour-time increase in income
  2. quadruple, fourfold (consisting of four elements)
    Uudessa puhelimessani on nelinkertaiset kaiuttimet.
    My new phone boasts with quadruple loudspeakers.

Declension

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

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