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katkeroinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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katkero (bitters (drink)) +‎ -inen, possibly invented for the needs of alcohol industry because the word katkera (bitter) has negative connotations

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑtkeroi̯nen/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪k̟e̞ˌro̞i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -oinen
  • Hyphenation(key): kat‧ke‧roi‧nen

Adjective

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katkeroinen (comparative katkeroisempi, superlative katkeroisin)

  1. (alcoholic drinks) bitter
    katkeroinen makubitter taste

Declension

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Inflection of katkeroinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative katkeroinen katkeroiset
genitive katkeroisen katkeroisten
katkeroisien
partitive katkeroista katkeroisia
illative katkeroiseen katkeroisiin
singular plural
nominative katkeroinen katkeroiset
accusative nom. katkeroinen katkeroiset
gen. katkeroisen
genitive katkeroisen katkeroisten
katkeroisien
partitive katkeroista katkeroisia
inessive katkeroisessa katkeroisissa
elative katkeroisesta katkeroisista
illative katkeroiseen katkeroisiin
adessive katkeroisella katkeroisilla
ablative katkeroiselta katkeroisilta
allative katkeroiselle katkeroisille
essive katkeroisena katkeroisina
translative katkeroiseksi katkeroisiksi
abessive katkeroisetta katkeroisitta
instructive katkeroisin
comitative katkeroisine
Possessive forms of katkeroinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.