taipuvainen

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Etymology

taipuva (bendable) +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯puʋɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Syllabification(key): tai‧pu‧vai‧nen
  • Hyphenation(key): tai‧pu‧vai‧nen

Adjective

taipuvainen (comparative taipuvaisempi, superlative taipuvaisin)

  1. inclined (having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition)
    Olen taipuvainen uskomaan häntä.
    I'm inclined towards believing him.
  2. compliant, yielding, receptive

Declension

Inflection of taipuvainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative taipuvainen taipuvaiset
genitive taipuvaisen taipuvaisten
taipuvaisien
partitive taipuvaista taipuvaisia
illative taipuvaiseen taipuvaisiin
singular plural
nominative taipuvainen taipuvaiset
accusative nom. taipuvainen taipuvaiset
gen. taipuvaisen
genitive taipuvaisen taipuvaisten
taipuvaisien
partitive taipuvaista taipuvaisia
inessive taipuvaisessa taipuvaisissa
elative taipuvaisesta taipuvaisista
illative taipuvaiseen taipuvaisiin
adessive taipuvaisella taipuvaisilla
ablative taipuvaiselta taipuvaisilta
allative taipuvaiselle taipuvaisille
essive taipuvaisena taipuvaisina
translative taipuvaiseksi taipuvaisiksi
abessive taipuvaisetta taipuvaisitta
instructive taipuvaisin
comitative taipuvaisine
Possessive forms of taipuvainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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