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feminiininen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English feminine), ultimately from Latin fēminīnus and adapted with the adjectival suffix +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfeminiːninen/, [ˈfe̞miˌniːnine̞n]
  • Rhymes: -iːninen
  • Hyphenation(key): fe‧mi‧nii‧ni‧nen

Adjective

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feminiininen

  1. feminine (of, pertaining or belonging to the female grammatical gender)
  2. feminine (of a woman, displaying characteristics regarded as positive in a woman; attractive)
  3. feminine (of a male, resembling a woman)

Declension

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Possessive forms of feminiininen (Kotus type 38/nainen, 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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