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elintärkeä

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Finnish

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Etymology

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elin- ((for) living) +‎ tärkeä (important)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈelinˌtærkeæ/, [ˈe̞lin̪ˌt̪ærk̟e̞æ]
  • Rhymes: -ærkeæ
  • Hyphenation(key): elin‧tärkeä

Adjective

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elintärkeä (comparative elintärkeämpi, superlative elintärkein)

  1. vital, essential, indispensable, crucial
    elintärkeä asiaa matter of life and death

Declension

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Possessive forms of elintärkeä (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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