sinisenkarvainen

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Finnish

Etymology

sinisen +‎ karvainen

Pronunciation

Adjective

sinisenkarvainen (comparative sinisenkarvaisempi, superlative sinisenkarvaisin) (archaic)

  1. blue, blue-coloured, bluish
    Synonym: sinisen värinen
    • 1769, Cuoleman maja, wertausten alla/ armon ajan oikiaxi käyttämisexi/ tutkisteldu Alcawaiselda., Turku: Joh[an]. Christ[opher]. Frenckell, page 11:
      ſi⸗ ſaͤlle painunet ſilmaͤt, ſiniſen carwainen muo⸗ to
      [sisälle painuneet silmät, sinisenkarvainen muoto]
      sunken eyes, a bluish form
    • 1936 February 13, Jyry Tikka, “Hormoonit — meidän kohtalomme”, in Helsingin Sanomat, Helsinki: [Sanoma Oy], →OCLC, page 4:
      [P]oikanen oli melkein tajuton, sydämen toiminta heikentynyt, hengitys vaikeaa ja ihon väri sinisenkarvainen.
      he young boy was almost unconscious, heart function weakened, breathing difficult, and complexion bluish.

Declension

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