perimmäinen

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Finnish

Etymology

perimmä- +‎ -inen, as if from *perin, a superlative form of perä.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈperimːæi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -æinen
  • Hyphenation(key): pe‧rim‧mäi‧nen

Adjective

perimmäinen (not comparable)

  1. ultimate (last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes)
    Elämän perimmäinen kysymys
    Life's ultimate question.
  2. furthest to the back, furthest down

Declension

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

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