definiittisyys

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Finnish

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Etymology

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definiittinen +‎ -yys

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdefiniːtːisyːs/, [ˈde̞fiˌniːt̪ːis̠yːs̠]
  • Rhymes: -iːtːisyːs
  • Hyphenation(key): de‧fi‧niit‧ti‧syys

Noun

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definiittisyys

  1. (linguistics) definiteness (state or quality of being definite)
  2. (linguistics) definiteness (property of being either definite or indefinite)
    Suomessa ei ole yhtä definiittisyyden ilmaisutapaa, jota voisi verrata indoeurooppalaisten kielten artikkeleihin.
    In Finnish there is no one way to express definiteness that could be compared to the articles of Indo-European languages.

Declension

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Possessive forms of definiittisyys (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)

Synonyms

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Further reading

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