pitkäikäinen

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Finnish

Etymology

pitkä (long) +‎ ikäinen (of age)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpitkæˌikæi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ikæinen
  • Hyphenation(key): pitkä‧ikäi‧nen

Adjective

pitkäikäinen (comparative pitkäikäisempi or pidempi-ikäinen or pitempi-ikäinen, superlative pitkäikäisin)

  1. long-lasting (persisting or enduring for a long time)
    Tämä työkalu on kalliimpi, mutta se on pitkäikäinen ja hintansa väärti.
    This tool is more costly but it is long-lasting and worth the price.
  2. long-lived (having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time)
    Islantilaiset ja japanilaiset syövät paljon kalaa ja molemmat ovat pitkäikäisiä.
    The Icelanders and the Japanese eat a lot of fish and both are long-lived.

Declension

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

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