maltillinen

Finnish

Etymology

maltti (“restraint, patience, temper”) +‎ -llinen. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1874.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑltilːinen/, [ˈmɑ̝l̪t̪ilˌline̞n]
• Rhymes: -inen
• Hyphenation^(key): mal‧til‧li‧nen

Adjective

maltillinen (comparative maltillisempi, superlative maltillisin)

1. moderate, sober, level-headed (not excessive; acting in moderation)
2. calm, collected, self-possessed

Declension

Inflection of maltillinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		maltillinen	maltilliset
genitive		maltillisen	maltillisten maltillisien
partitive		maltillista	maltillisia
illative		maltilliseen	maltillisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		maltillinen	maltilliset
accusative	nom.	maltillinen	maltilliset
	gen.	maltillisen
genitive		maltillisen	maltillisten maltillisien
partitive		maltillista	maltillisia
inessive		maltillisessa	maltillisissa
elative		maltillisesta	maltillisista
illative		maltilliseen	maltillisiin
adessive		maltillisella	maltillisilla
ablative		maltilliselta	maltillisilta
allative		maltilliselle	maltillisille
essive		maltillisena	maltillisina
translative		maltilliseksi	maltillisiksi
abessive		maltillisetta	maltillisitta
instructive		—	maltillisin
comitative		—	maltillisine

Possessive forms of maltillinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maltilliseni maltilliseni accusative nom. maltilliseni maltilliseni gen. maltilliseni genitive maltilliseni maltillisteni maltillisieni partitive maltillistani maltillisiani inessive maltillisessani maltillisissani elative maltillisestani maltillisistani illative maltilliseeni maltillisiini adessive maltillisellani maltillisillani ablative maltilliseltani maltillisiltani allative maltilliselleni maltillisilleni essive maltillisenani maltillisinani translative maltillisekseni maltillisikseni abessive maltillisettani maltillisittani instructive — — comitative — maltillisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maltillisesi maltillisesi accusative nom. maltillisesi maltillisesi gen. maltillisesi genitive maltillisesi maltillistesi maltillisiesi partitive maltillistasi maltillisiasi inessive maltillisessasi maltillisissasi elative maltillisestasi maltillisistasi illative maltilliseesi maltillisiisi adessive maltillisellasi maltillisillasi ablative maltilliseltasi maltillisiltasi allative maltillisellesi maltillisillesi essive maltillisenasi maltillisinasi translative maltilliseksesi maltillisiksesi abessive maltillisettasi maltillisittasi instructive — — comitative — maltillisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maltillisemme maltillisemme accusative nom. maltillisemme maltillisemme gen. maltillisemme genitive maltillisemme maltillistemme maltillisiemme partitive maltillistamme maltillisiamme inessive maltillisessamme maltillisissamme elative maltillisestamme maltillisistamme illative maltilliseemme maltillisiimme adessive maltillisellamme maltillisillamme ablative maltilliseltamme maltillisiltamme allative maltillisellemme maltillisillemme essive maltillisenamme maltillisinamme translative maltilliseksemme maltillisiksemme abessive maltillisettamme maltillisittamme instructive — — comitative — maltillisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maltillisenne maltillisenne accusative nom. maltillisenne maltillisenne gen. maltillisenne genitive maltillisenne maltillistenne maltillisienne partitive maltillistanne maltillisianne inessive maltillisessanne maltillisissanne elative maltillisestanne maltillisistanne illative maltilliseenne maltillisiinne adessive maltillisellanne maltillisillanne ablative maltilliseltanne maltillisiltanne allative maltillisellenne maltillisillenne essive maltillisenanne maltillisinanne translative maltilliseksenne maltillisiksenne abessive maltillisettanne maltillisittanne instructive — — comitative — maltillisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative maltillisensa maltillisensa accusative nom. maltillisensa maltillisensa gen. maltillisensa genitive maltillisensa maltillistensa maltillisiensa partitive maltillistaan maltillistansa maltillisiaan maltillisiansa inessive maltillisessaan maltillisessansa maltillisissaan maltillisissansa elative maltillisestaan maltillisestansa maltillisistaan maltillisistansa illative maltilliseensa maltillisiinsa adessive maltillisellaan maltillisellansa maltillisillaan maltillisillansa ablative maltilliseltaan maltilliseltansa maltillisiltaan maltillisiltansa allative maltilliselleen maltillisellensa maltillisilleen maltillisillensa essive maltillisenaan maltillisenansa maltillisinaan maltillisinansa translative maltillisekseen maltilliseksensa maltillisikseen maltillisiksensa abessive maltillisettaan maltillisettansa maltillisittaan maltillisittansa instructive — — comitative — maltillisineen maltillisinensa

Derived terms

• maltillisesti
• maltillisuus

Further reading

• “maltillinen”, 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 2023-07-03