harvalukuinen

Finnish

Etymology

harva +‎ luku +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑrʋɑˌlukui̯nen/, [ˈhɑ̝rʋɑ̝ˌlukui̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -ukuinen
• Hyphenation^(key): harva‧lukui‧nen

Adjective

harvalukuinen (comparative harvalukuisempi or harvempilukuinen, superlative harvalukuisin)

1. small in number, few, rare, sparse

Declension

Inflection of harvalukuinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		harvalukuinen	harvalukuiset
genitive		harvalukuisen	harvalukuisten harvalukuisien
partitive		harvalukuista	harvalukuisia
illative		harvalukuiseen	harvalukuisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		harvalukuinen	harvalukuiset
accusative	nom.	harvalukuinen	harvalukuiset
	gen.	harvalukuisen
genitive		harvalukuisen	harvalukuisten harvalukuisien
partitive		harvalukuista	harvalukuisia
inessive		harvalukuisessa	harvalukuisissa
elative		harvalukuisesta	harvalukuisista
illative		harvalukuiseen	harvalukuisiin
adessive		harvalukuisella	harvalukuisilla
ablative		harvalukuiselta	harvalukuisilta
allative		harvalukuiselle	harvalukuisille
essive		harvalukuisena	harvalukuisina
translative		harvalukuiseksi	harvalukuisiksi
abessive		harvalukuisetta	harvalukuisitta
instructive		—	harvalukuisin
comitative		—	harvalukuisine

Possessive forms of harvalukuinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative harvalukuiseni harvalukuiseni accusative nom. harvalukuiseni harvalukuiseni gen. harvalukuiseni genitive harvalukuiseni harvalukuisteni harvalukuisieni partitive harvalukuistani harvalukuisiani inessive harvalukuisessani harvalukuisissani elative harvalukuisestani harvalukuisistani illative harvalukuiseeni harvalukuisiini adessive harvalukuisellani harvalukuisillani ablative harvalukuiseltani harvalukuisiltani allative harvalukuiselleni harvalukuisilleni essive harvalukuisenani harvalukuisinani translative harvalukuisekseni harvalukuisikseni abessive harvalukuisettani harvalukuisittani instructive — — comitative — harvalukuisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative harvalukuisesi harvalukuisesi accusative nom. harvalukuisesi harvalukuisesi gen. harvalukuisesi genitive harvalukuisesi harvalukuistesi harvalukuisiesi partitive harvalukuistasi harvalukuisiasi inessive harvalukuisessasi harvalukuisissasi elative harvalukuisestasi harvalukuisistasi illative harvalukuiseesi harvalukuisiisi adessive harvalukuisellasi harvalukuisillasi ablative harvalukuiseltasi harvalukuisiltasi allative harvalukuisellesi harvalukuisillesi essive harvalukuisenasi harvalukuisinasi translative harvalukuiseksesi harvalukuisiksesi abessive harvalukuisettasi harvalukuisittasi instructive — — comitative — harvalukuisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative harvalukuisemme harvalukuisemme accusative nom. harvalukuisemme harvalukuisemme gen. harvalukuisemme genitive harvalukuisemme harvalukuistemme harvalukuisiemme partitive harvalukuistamme harvalukuisiamme inessive harvalukuisessamme harvalukuisissamme elative harvalukuisestamme harvalukuisistamme illative harvalukuiseemme harvalukuisiimme adessive harvalukuisellamme harvalukuisillamme ablative harvalukuiseltamme harvalukuisiltamme allative harvalukuisellemme harvalukuisillemme essive harvalukuisenamme harvalukuisinamme translative harvalukuiseksemme harvalukuisiksemme abessive harvalukuisettamme harvalukuisittamme instructive — — comitative — harvalukuisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative harvalukuisenne harvalukuisenne accusative nom. harvalukuisenne harvalukuisenne gen. harvalukuisenne genitive harvalukuisenne harvalukuistenne harvalukuisienne partitive harvalukuistanne harvalukuisianne inessive harvalukuisessanne harvalukuisissanne elative harvalukuisestanne harvalukuisistanne illative harvalukuiseenne harvalukuisiinne adessive harvalukuisellanne harvalukuisillanne ablative harvalukuiseltanne harvalukuisiltanne allative harvalukuisellenne harvalukuisillenne essive harvalukuisenanne harvalukuisinanne translative harvalukuiseksenne harvalukuisiksenne abessive harvalukuisettanne harvalukuisittanne instructive — — comitative — harvalukuisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative harvalukuisensa harvalukuisensa accusative nom. harvalukuisensa harvalukuisensa gen. harvalukuisensa genitive harvalukuisensa harvalukuistensa harvalukuisiensa partitive harvalukuistaan harvalukuistansa harvalukuisiaan harvalukuisiansa inessive harvalukuisessaan harvalukuisessansa harvalukuisissaan harvalukuisissansa elative harvalukuisestaan harvalukuisestansa harvalukuisistaan harvalukuisistansa illative harvalukuiseensa harvalukuisiinsa adessive harvalukuisellaan harvalukuisellansa harvalukuisillaan harvalukuisillansa ablative harvalukuiseltaan harvalukuiseltansa harvalukuisiltaan harvalukuisiltansa allative harvalukuiselleen harvalukuisellensa harvalukuisilleen harvalukuisillensa essive harvalukuisenaan harvalukuisenansa harvalukuisinaan harvalukuisinansa translative harvalukuisekseen harvalukuiseksensa harvalukuisikseen harvalukuisiksensa abessive harvalukuisettaan harvalukuisettansa harvalukuisittaan harvalukuisittansa instructive — — comitative — harvalukuisineen harvalukuisinensa

Derived terms

• harvalukuisesti
• harvalukuisuus

Further reading

• “harvalukuinen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02