sapfolainen

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Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σαπφώ (Sapphṓ, the Greek poet) > Finnish transliteration Sapfo + -lainen (-ian, -ic).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑpfolɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): sap‧fo‧lai‧nen

Adjective

sapfolainen

  1. Sapphic (relating to the Greek poet Sappho or her poetry)
  2. Sapphic (relating to lesbianism; lesbian)

Declension

Inflection of sapfolainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative sapfolainen sapfolaiset
genitive sapfolaisen sapfolaisten
sapfolaisien
partitive sapfolaista sapfolaisia
illative sapfolaiseen sapfolaisiin
singular plural
nominative sapfolainen sapfolaiset
accusative nom. sapfolainen sapfolaiset
gen. sapfolaisen
genitive sapfolaisen sapfolaisten
sapfolaisien
partitive sapfolaista sapfolaisia
inessive sapfolaisessa sapfolaisissa
elative sapfolaisesta sapfolaisista
illative sapfolaiseen sapfolaisiin
adessive sapfolaisella sapfolaisilla
ablative sapfolaiselta sapfolaisilta
allative sapfolaiselle sapfolaisille
essive sapfolaisena sapfolaisina
translative sapfolaiseksi sapfolaisiksi
abessive sapfolaisetta sapfolaisitta
instructive sapfolaisin
comitative sapfolaisine
Possessive forms of sapfolainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Noun

sapfolainen

  1. sapphist (lesbian)

Declension

Inflection of sapfolainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative sapfolainen sapfolaiset
genitive sapfolaisen sapfolaisten
sapfolaisien
partitive sapfolaista sapfolaisia
illative sapfolaiseen sapfolaisiin
singular plural
nominative sapfolainen sapfolaiset
accusative nom. sapfolainen sapfolaiset
gen. sapfolaisen
genitive sapfolaisen sapfolaisten
sapfolaisien
partitive sapfolaista sapfolaisia
inessive sapfolaisessa sapfolaisissa
elative sapfolaisesta sapfolaisista
illative sapfolaiseen sapfolaisiin
adessive sapfolaisella sapfolaisilla
ablative sapfolaiselta sapfolaisilta
allative sapfolaiselle sapfolaisille
essive sapfolaisena sapfolaisina
translative sapfolaiseksi sapfolaisiksi
abessive sapfolaisetta sapfolaisitta
instructive sapfolaisin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sapfolainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)