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absoluuttinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin absolūtus (unconditional) (via other European languages) +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑbsoluːtːinen/, [ˈɑ̝bs̠o̞ˌluːt̪ːine̞n]
  • Rhymes: -uːtːinen
  • Hyphenation(key): ab‧so‧luut‧ti‧nen

Adjective

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absoluuttinen (comparative absoluuttisempi, superlative absoluuttisin)

  1. absolute (fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic, independent of references or relations to other things)
    Synonyms: ehdoton, riippumaton
    Coordinate term: suhteellinen (relative)
    absoluuttinen alkoholiabsolute alcohol
    absoluuttinen asteikkoabsolute scale
    absoluuttinen etuabsolute advantage
    absoluuttinen kosteusabsolute humidity
    absoluuttinen lämpötilaabsolute temperature
    absoluuttinen magnitudiabsolute magnitude
    absoluuttinen nollapisteabsolute zero
    absoluuttinen vakioabsolute constant
  2. absolute (free from limitations or conditions)
    Synonyms: ehdoton, rajoittamaton
  3. absolute (unlimited in power; peremptory)
    Synonyms: itsevaltainen, ehdoton
  4. absolute (free from imperfection; complete in itself)
    Synonym: täydellinen
    absoluuttinen sävelkorvaperfect pitch
  5. absolute (pure; unmixed; complete, unmitigated)
    Synonyms: puhdas, täysi
  6. (grammar) absolute (not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence)
    Synonym: riippumaton

Declension

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

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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