suoraselkäinen

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Finnish

Etymology

suora (straight) +‎ selkä (back) +‎ -inen (-ed)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuo̯rɑˌselkæi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -elkæinen
  • Hyphenation(key): suora‧selkäi‧nen

Adjective

suoraselkäinen (comparative suoraselkäisempi, superlative suoraselkäisin)

  1. stand-up (honest; honorable).
    Hän on suoraselkäinen kaveri ja kova työmies.
    He's a stand-up guy, and a hard worker.

Declension

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

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