sanainen

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Finnish

Etymology

sana (word) +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

Adjective

sanainen (comparative sanaisempi, superlative sanaisin)

  1. (as headword in compound terms) worded
    niukkasanainen (lit. "scantly worded")terse, laconic
    lyhytsanainen (lit. "shortly worded")concise, laconic
  2. (idiomatic usage) verbal
    avata sanainen arkkunsa (lit. "to open one’s verbal chest")to start to speak, to speak up

Declension

Inflection of sanainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative sanainen sanaiset
genitive sanaisen sanaisten
sanaisien
partitive sanaista sanaisia
illative sanaiseen sanaisiin
singular plural
nominative sanainen sanaiset
accusative nom. sanainen sanaiset
gen. sanaisen
genitive sanaisen sanaisten
sanaisien
partitive sanaista sanaisia
inessive sanaisessa sanaisissa
elative sanaisesta sanaisista
illative sanaiseen sanaisiin
adessive sanaisella sanaisilla
ablative sanaiselta sanaisilta
allative sanaiselle sanaisille
essive sanaisena sanaisina
translative sanaiseksi sanaisiksi
abessive sanaisetta sanaisitta
instructive sanaisin
comitative sanaisine
Possessive forms of sanainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sanaiseni sanaiseni
accusative nom. sanaiseni sanaiseni
gen. sanaiseni
genitive sanaiseni sanaisteni
sanaisieni
partitive sanaistani sanaisiani
inessive sanaisessani sanaisissani
elative sanaisestani sanaisistani
illative sanaiseeni sanaisiini
adessive sanaisellani sanaisillani
ablative sanaiseltani sanaisiltani
allative sanaiselleni sanaisilleni
essive sanaisenani sanaisinani
translative sanaisekseni sanaisikseni
abessive sanaisettani sanaisittani
instructive
comitative sanaisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sanaisesi sanaisesi
accusative nom. sanaisesi sanaisesi
gen. sanaisesi
genitive sanaisesi sanaistesi
sanaisiesi
partitive sanaistasi sanaisiasi
inessive sanaisessasi sanaisissasi
elative sanaisestasi sanaisistasi
illative sanaiseesi sanaisiisi
adessive sanaisellasi sanaisillasi
ablative sanaiseltasi sanaisiltasi
allative sanaisellesi sanaisillesi
essive sanaisenasi sanaisinasi
translative sanaiseksesi sanaisiksesi
abessive sanaisettasi sanaisittasi
instructive
comitative sanaisinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sanaisemme sanaisemme
accusative nom. sanaisemme sanaisemme
gen. sanaisemme
genitive sanaisemme sanaistemme
sanaisiemme
partitive sanaistamme sanaisiamme
inessive sanaisessamme sanaisissamme
elative sanaisestamme sanaisistamme
illative sanaiseemme sanaisiimme
adessive sanaisellamme sanaisillamme
ablative sanaiseltamme sanaisiltamme
allative sanaisellemme sanaisillemme
essive sanaisenamme sanaisinamme
translative sanaiseksemme sanaisiksemme
abessive sanaisettamme sanaisittamme
instructive
comitative sanaisinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sanaisenne sanaisenne
accusative nom. sanaisenne sanaisenne
gen. sanaisenne
genitive sanaisenne sanaistenne
sanaisienne
partitive sanaistanne sanaisianne
inessive sanaisessanne sanaisissanne
elative sanaisestanne sanaisistanne
illative sanaiseenne sanaisiinne
adessive sanaisellanne sanaisillanne
ablative sanaiseltanne sanaisiltanne
allative sanaisellenne sanaisillenne
essive sanaisenanne sanaisinanne
translative sanaiseksenne sanaisiksenne
abessive sanaisettanne sanaisittanne
instructive
comitative sanaisinenne

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Derived terms

compounds

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