pitkäpiimäinen

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Etymology

pitkäpiimä +‎ -inen or pitkä +‎ piimä +‎ -inen. Either derived from pitkäpiimä, a cultured dairy product which, when poured, is difficult to cut in the same way as e.g. honey or syrup, or more likely from an older sense, used to refer to a cow that took a long time to milk.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pitkäpiimäinen (comparative pitkäpiimäisempi, superlative pitkäpiimäisin)

  1. (idiomatic) ponderous (extremely dull or boring)
    Synonyms: pitkäveteinen, ikävystyttävä, ikävä, tylsä
  2. (idiomatic) prolix (tediously lengthy)
    Synonyms: vuolas, pitkäveteinen
  3. of or pertaining to pitkäpiimä
  4. Synonym of pitkämaitoinen

Declension

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

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