pidättyväinen

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Finnish

Etymology

pidättyvä +‎ -inen; from the active present participle of pidättyä, and the suffix -inen — this adjective has very often the suffix -inen to give the sense "inclined/(pre)disposed to have (the quality that the suffix-free adjective describes)".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpidætːyʋæi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -æinen
  • Hyphenation(key): pi‧dät‧ty‧väi‧nen

Adjective

pidättyväinen (comparative pidättyväisempi, superlative pidättyväisin)

  1. reserved, reticent, inhibited
  2. retiring, withdrawn, aloof, standoffish, distant
  3. abstemious, temperate, moderate (with alcohol)
  4. continent, celibate, abstinent (in respect to sex)

Declension

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

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