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kanamainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From kana +‎ -mainen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnɑmɑi̯nen/, [ˈkɑ̝nɑ̝ˌmɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): ka‧na‧mai‧nen

Adjective

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kanamainen (comparative kanamaisempi, superlative kanamaisin)

  1. chickenlike
  2. (derogatory) annoyingly talkative (particularly of women)
    kanamainen nainenan annoyingly talkative woman

Declension

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Inflection of kanamainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative kanamainen kanamaiset
genitive kanamaisen kanamaisten
kanamaisien
partitive kanamaista kanamaisia
illative kanamaiseen kanamaisiin
singular plural
nominative kanamainen kanamaiset
accusative nom. kanamainen kanamaiset
gen. kanamaisen
genitive kanamaisen kanamaisten
kanamaisien
partitive kanamaista kanamaisia
inessive kanamaisessa kanamaisissa
elative kanamaisesta kanamaisista
illative kanamaiseen kanamaisiin
adessive kanamaisella kanamaisilla
ablative kanamaiselta kanamaisilta
allative kanamaiselle kanamaisille
essive kanamaisena kanamaisina
translative kanamaiseksi kanamaisiksi
abessive kanamaisetta kanamaisitta
instructive kanamaisin
comitative kanamaisine
Possessive forms of kanamainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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