petomainen

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Finnish

Etymology

peto +‎ -mainen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpetoˌmɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Syllabification(key): pe‧to‧mai‧nen

Adjective

petomainen (comparative petomaisempi, superlative petomaisin)

  1. beastlike
  2. (figuratively) predatory

Declension

Inflection of petomainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative petomainen petomaiset
genitive petomaisen petomaisten
petomaisien
partitive petomaista petomaisia
illative petomaiseen petomaisiin
singular plural
nominative petomainen petomaiset
accusative nom. petomainen petomaiset
gen. petomaisen
genitive petomaisen petomaisten
petomaisien
partitive petomaista petomaisia
inessive petomaisessa petomaisissa
elative petomaisesta petomaisista
illative petomaiseen petomaisiin
adessive petomaisella petomaisilla
ablative petomaiselta petomaisilta
allative petomaiselle petomaisille
essive petomaisena petomaisina
translative petomaiseksi petomaisiksi
abessive petomaisetta petomaisitta
instructive petomaisin
comitative petomaisine
Possessive forms of petomainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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