saman veikkainen

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Finnish

Etymology

From saman + veikka +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑmɑnˌʋei̯kːɑi̯nen/,

Adjective

saman veikkainen (comparative saman veikkaisempi, superlative saman veikkaisin) (dialectal)

  1. (Central Ostrobothnia) Alternative form of samanveikkainen.
    • 2019, Timo Boman, Viitasaaren lentokerho – Muistoja ja juttuja 1964-1984:
      Kunta tarjosi vaihtokauppaa ja pojat olisivat kyllä hyväksyneetkin, jos kunnalta olisi löytynyt saman veikkasta metsää tilalle ––
      The municipality offered us a trade, and the boys would have taken it too had the municipality had similar sort of forest to replace ––

Usage notes

Samanlainen is typically used for denoting a high level of similarity while samantapainen, samankaltainen and samanveikkainen usually refer to something that bears a resemblance while remaining distinct.

Declension

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