ahdasrajainen

Finnish

Etymology

ahdas (“narrow, tight, cramped”) +‎ raja (“border, limit”) +‎ -inen (“-ed”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhdɑsˌrɑjɑi̯nen/, [ˈɑ̝xdɑ̝s̠ˌrɑ̝jɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑinen
• Hyphenation^(key): ahdas‧rajai‧nen

Adjective

ahdasrajainen

1. tightly limited (having narrow bounds for movement)
2. (figuratively) close-minded, doctrinaire, dogmatic, hidebound, illiberal, inflexible, intolerant, narrow-minded, partisan, pigheaded, rigid, stubborn, unpersuadable (unreceptive to new ideas)

Declension

Inflection of ahdasrajainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		ahdasrajainen	ahdasrajaiset
genitive		ahdasrajaisen	ahdasrajaisten ahdasrajaisien
partitive		ahdasrajaista	ahdasrajaisia
illative		ahdasrajaiseen	ahdasrajaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		ahdasrajainen	ahdasrajaiset
accusative	nom.	ahdasrajainen	ahdasrajaiset
	gen.	ahdasrajaisen
genitive		ahdasrajaisen	ahdasrajaisten ahdasrajaisien
partitive		ahdasrajaista	ahdasrajaisia
inessive		ahdasrajaisessa	ahdasrajaisissa
elative		ahdasrajaisesta	ahdasrajaisista
illative		ahdasrajaiseen	ahdasrajaisiin
adessive		ahdasrajaisella	ahdasrajaisilla
ablative		ahdasrajaiselta	ahdasrajaisilta
allative		ahdasrajaiselle	ahdasrajaisille
essive		ahdasrajaisena	ahdasrajaisina
translative		ahdasrajaiseksi	ahdasrajaisiksi
abessive		ahdasrajaisetta	ahdasrajaisitta
instructive		—	ahdasrajaisin
comitative		—	ahdasrajaisine

Possessive forms of ahdasrajainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ahdasrajaiseni ahdasrajaiseni accusative nom. ahdasrajaiseni ahdasrajaiseni gen. ahdasrajaiseni genitive ahdasrajaiseni ahdasrajaisteni ahdasrajaisieni partitive ahdasrajaistani ahdasrajaisiani inessive ahdasrajaisessani ahdasrajaisissani elative ahdasrajaisestani ahdasrajaisistani illative ahdasrajaiseeni ahdasrajaisiini adessive ahdasrajaisellani ahdasrajaisillani ablative ahdasrajaiseltani ahdasrajaisiltani allative ahdasrajaiselleni ahdasrajaisilleni essive ahdasrajaisenani ahdasrajaisinani translative ahdasrajaisekseni ahdasrajaisikseni abessive ahdasrajaisettani ahdasrajaisittani instructive — — comitative — ahdasrajaisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ahdasrajaisesi ahdasrajaisesi accusative nom. ahdasrajaisesi ahdasrajaisesi gen. ahdasrajaisesi genitive ahdasrajaisesi ahdasrajaistesi ahdasrajaisiesi partitive ahdasrajaistasi ahdasrajaisiasi inessive ahdasrajaisessasi ahdasrajaisissasi elative ahdasrajaisestasi ahdasrajaisistasi illative ahdasrajaiseesi ahdasrajaisiisi adessive ahdasrajaisellasi ahdasrajaisillasi ablative ahdasrajaiseltasi ahdasrajaisiltasi allative ahdasrajaisellesi ahdasrajaisillesi essive ahdasrajaisenasi ahdasrajaisinasi translative ahdasrajaiseksesi ahdasrajaisiksesi abessive ahdasrajaisettasi ahdasrajaisittasi instructive — — comitative — ahdasrajaisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ahdasrajaisemme ahdasrajaisemme accusative nom. ahdasrajaisemme ahdasrajaisemme gen. ahdasrajaisemme genitive ahdasrajaisemme ahdasrajaistemme ahdasrajaisiemme partitive ahdasrajaistamme ahdasrajaisiamme inessive ahdasrajaisessamme ahdasrajaisissamme elative ahdasrajaisestamme ahdasrajaisistamme illative ahdasrajaiseemme ahdasrajaisiimme adessive ahdasrajaisellamme ahdasrajaisillamme ablative ahdasrajaiseltamme ahdasrajaisiltamme allative ahdasrajaisellemme ahdasrajaisillemme essive ahdasrajaisenamme ahdasrajaisinamme translative ahdasrajaiseksemme ahdasrajaisiksemme abessive ahdasrajaisettamme ahdasrajaisittamme instructive — — comitative — ahdasrajaisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ahdasrajaisenne ahdasrajaisenne accusative nom. ahdasrajaisenne ahdasrajaisenne gen. ahdasrajaisenne genitive ahdasrajaisenne ahdasrajaistenne ahdasrajaisienne partitive ahdasrajaistanne ahdasrajaisianne inessive ahdasrajaisessanne ahdasrajaisissanne elative ahdasrajaisestanne ahdasrajaisistanne illative ahdasrajaiseenne ahdasrajaisiinne adessive ahdasrajaisellanne ahdasrajaisillanne ablative ahdasrajaiseltanne ahdasrajaisiltanne allative ahdasrajaisellenne ahdasrajaisillenne essive ahdasrajaisenanne ahdasrajaisinanne translative ahdasrajaiseksenne ahdasrajaisiksenne abessive ahdasrajaisettanne ahdasrajaisittanne instructive — — comitative — ahdasrajaisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ahdasrajaisensa ahdasrajaisensa accusative nom. ahdasrajaisensa ahdasrajaisensa gen. ahdasrajaisensa genitive ahdasrajaisensa ahdasrajaistensa ahdasrajaisiensa partitive ahdasrajaistaan ahdasrajaistansa ahdasrajaisiaan ahdasrajaisiansa inessive ahdasrajaisessaan ahdasrajaisessansa ahdasrajaisissaan ahdasrajaisissansa elative ahdasrajaisestaan ahdasrajaisestansa ahdasrajaisistaan ahdasrajaisistansa illative ahdasrajaiseensa ahdasrajaisiinsa adessive ahdasrajaisellaan ahdasrajaisellansa ahdasrajaisillaan ahdasrajaisillansa ablative ahdasrajaiseltaan ahdasrajaiseltansa ahdasrajaisiltaan ahdasrajaisiltansa allative ahdasrajaiselleen ahdasrajaisellensa ahdasrajaisilleen ahdasrajaisillensa essive ahdasrajaisenaan ahdasrajaisenansa ahdasrajaisinaan ahdasrajaisinansa translative ahdasrajaisekseen ahdasrajaiseksensa ahdasrajaisikseen ahdasrajaisiksensa abessive ahdasrajaisettaan ahdasrajaisettansa ahdasrajaisittaan ahdasrajaisittansa instructive — — comitative — ahdasrajaisineen ahdasrajaisinensa

Synonyms

• (having narrow bounds): ahdas
• (unreceptive to new ideas): ahdasmielinen, kapearajainen, tiukkapipoinen (informal)

Derived terms

• ahdasrajaisesti
• ahdasrajaisuus

Further reading

• “ahdasrajainen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02