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halventava

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Finnish

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Etymology

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halventaa (to disparage, defame, belittle, cheapen) +‎ -va

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑlʋentɑʋɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝lʋe̞n̪ˌt̪ɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑʋɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): hal‧ven‧ta‧va

Adjective

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halventava (comparative halventavampi, superlative halventavin)

  1. derogatory, pejorative, contemptuous, disparaging, defamatory

Declension

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Inflection of halventava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative halventava halventavat
genitive halventavan halventavien
partitive halventavaa halventavia
illative halventavaan halventaviin
singular plural
nominative halventava halventavat
accusative nom. halventava halventavat
gen. halventavan
genitive halventavan halventavien
halventavain rare
partitive halventavaa halventavia
inessive halventavassa halventavissa
elative halventavasta halventavista
illative halventavaan halventaviin
adessive halventavalla halventavilla
ablative halventavalta halventavilta
allative halventavalle halventaville
essive halventavana halventavina
translative halventavaksi halventaviksi
abessive halventavatta halventavitta
instructive halventavin
comitative halventavine
Possessive forms of halventava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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Participle

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halventava

  1. present active participle of halventaa

Further reading

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