ämmämäinen

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Finnish

Etymology

ämmä (hag) +‎ -mäinen (-like)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæmːæˌmæi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -æinen
  • Hyphenation(key): ämmä‧mäinen

Adjective

ämmämäinen (comparative ämmämäisempi, superlative ämmämäisin)

  1. haggish, haglike; anile, cronelike

Declension

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

Derived terms