työikäinen

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Finnish

Etymology

työ (work) +‎ ikäinen (of age)

Pronunciation

Adjective

työikäinen (not comparable)

  1. working-age (being of the age in which one may be expected to work)
    Kun suuret ikäluokat täyttävät 65 vuotta, Suomen työikäinen väestö supistuu 10.000:lla vuosittain.
    When the baby-boomers reach the age of 65, Finland's working-age population will decrease by 10,000 heads a year.

Declension

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

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