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distinktiivinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English distinctive), ultimately from Medieval Latin distinctivus and adapted with the adjectival suffix +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdistiŋktiːʋinen/, [ˈdis̠tiŋkˌt̪iːʋine̞n]
  • Rhymes: -iːʋinen
  • Hyphenation(key): dis‧tink‧tii‧vi‧nen

Adjective

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distinktiivinen (comparative distinktiivisempi, superlative distinktiivisin)

  1. distinctive

Declension

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