takiainen
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Finnish
Etymology
Proto-Finnic *takijas + -inen (compare Estonian takjas, Ludian takkiaińe, Veps takkiž), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *dagijas (compare Latvian dadzis, Lithuanian dagys).
Pronunciation
Noun
takiainen
- (botany) burdock (plant of the genus Arctium)
- (botany) burr, bur (seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing)
Declension
| Inflection of takiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | takiainen | takiaiset | |
| genitive | takiaisen | takiaisten takiaisien | |
| partitive | takiaista | takiaisia | |
| illative | takiaiseen | takiaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | takiainen | takiaiset | |
| accusative | nom. | takiainen | takiaiset |
| gen. | takiaisen | ||
| genitive | takiaisen | takiaisten takiaisien | |
| partitive | takiaista | takiaisia | |
| inessive | takiaisessa | takiaisissa | |
| elative | takiaisesta | takiaisista | |
| illative | takiaiseen | takiaisiin | |
| adessive | takiaisella | takiaisilla | |
| ablative | takiaiselta | takiaisilta | |
| allative | takiaiselle | takiaisille | |
| essive | takiaisena | takiaisina | |
| translative | takiaiseksi | takiaisiksi | |
| abessive | takiaisetta | takiaisitta | |
| instructive | — | takiaisin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Hyponyms
- isotakiainen (Arctium lappa)
- lehtotakiainen (Arctium nemorosum)
- pikkutakiainen (Arctium minus)
- seittitakiainen (Arctium tomentosum)
Derived terms
compounds
- takiaispallo (“burr”)
Further reading
- “takiainen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03