pikkuruinen

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Finnish

Etymology

From pikkuinen with an insertion of an intermediate -ru-, probably identical to the suffix -ra, -r (compare pikkurainen, pikkarainen); ultimately from pikku-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpikːurui̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -uinen
  • Hyphenation(key): pik‧ku‧rui‧nen

Adjective

pikkuruinen (comparative pikkuruisempi, superlative pikkuruisin)

  1. diminutive, tiny

Declension

Inflection of pikkuruinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative pikkuruinen pikkuruiset
genitive pikkuruisen pikkuruisten
pikkuruisien
partitive pikkuruista pikkuruisia
illative pikkuruiseen pikkuruisiin
singular plural
nominative pikkuruinen pikkuruiset
accusative nom. pikkuruinen pikkuruiset
gen. pikkuruisen
genitive pikkuruisen pikkuruisten
pikkuruisien
partitive pikkuruista pikkuruisia
inessive pikkuruisessa pikkuruisissa
elative pikkuruisesta pikkuruisista
illative pikkuruiseen pikkuruisiin
adessive pikkuruisella pikkuruisilla
ablative pikkuruiselta pikkuruisilta
allative pikkuruiselle pikkuruisille
essive pikkuruisena pikkuruisina
translative pikkuruiseksi pikkuruisiksi
abessive pikkuruisetta pikkuruisitta
instructive pikkuruisin
comitative pikkuruisine
Possessive forms of pikkuruinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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