Jump to content

antautuvainen

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Finnish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

antautuva +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑntɑu̯tuʋɑi̯nen/, [ˈɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝u̯ˌt̪uʋɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): an‧tau‧tu‧vai‧nen

Adjective

[edit]

antautuvainen

  1. submissive, tending to submit
    • 1983, “Kaasua, komisaario Peppone”, in Arwo Mikkonen (lyrics), Costello Hautamäki (music), Kaasua..., performed by Popeda:
      Naisia, naisia antautuvaisia
      Miehiä isoja, mustasukkaisia
      Siitä syntyy soppa sekä rokka
      jota hämmentämään Peppone on nokka
      Women, women so submissive,
      men large and jealous.
      That'll make a mess or two
      that Pepponen will stick his nose in
  2. tending to surrender

Declension

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

Derived terms

[edit]