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äidinkielinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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äidinkieli (mother tongue) +‎ -inen; see also kielinen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈæi̯dinˌkie̯linen/, [ˈæi̯diŋˌk̟ie̞̯line̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ielinen
  • Hyphenation(key): äidin‧kieli‧nen

Adjective

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äidinkielinen

  1. Expressed in one's mother tongue.
    Äidinkielisen kirjallisuuden lukeminen on tärkeää lapsen kehittymiselle.
    It's important for a child's development to read literature written in their mother tongue.

Declension

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

Further reading

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