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mittainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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mitta (measure) +‎ -hinen; lit. "being of the measure (of)"

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmitːɑi̯nen/, [ˈmit̪ːɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -itːɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): mit‧tai‧nen

Adjective

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mittainen (not comparable)

  1. (genitive and/or possessive suffix +) measuring, of a measure, being of a certain size, length or height; translation into English varies by context
    Meiltä on tilattu 80.000 ratapölkkyä, mutta emme tiedä, minkä mittaisia niiden pitäisi olla.
    We have received an order for 80,000 railroad ties, but we don't know what measurements they should be.
    Onko hän sanansa mittainen mies?
    Is he as good as his word? / Is he a man of his word?
    Olin kahdentoista päivän mittaisella Karibian-risteilyllä.
    I was on a twelve-day long cruise on the Caribbean.

Declension

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Inflection of mittainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative mittainen mittaiset
genitive mittaisen mittaisten
mittaisien
partitive mittaista mittaisia
illative mittaiseen mittaisiin
singular plural
nominative mittainen mittaiset
accusative nom. mittainen mittaiset
gen. mittaisen
genitive mittaisen mittaisten
mittaisien
partitive mittaista mittaisia
inessive mittaisessa mittaisissa
elative mittaisesta mittaisista
illative mittaiseen mittaisiin
adessive mittaisella mittaisilla
ablative mittaiselta mittaisilta
allative mittaiselle mittaisille
essive mittaisena mittaisina
translative mittaiseksi mittaisiksi
abessive mittaisetta mittaisitta
instructive mittaisin
comitative mittaisine
Possessive forms of mittainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mittaiseni mittaiseni
accusative nom. mittaiseni mittaiseni
gen. mittaiseni
genitive mittaiseni mittaisteni
mittaisieni
partitive mittaistani mittaisiani
inessive mittaisessani mittaisissani
elative mittaisestani mittaisistani
illative mittaiseeni mittaisiini
adessive mittaisellani mittaisillani
ablative mittaiseltani mittaisiltani
allative mittaiselleni mittaisilleni
essive mittaisenani mittaisinani
translative mittaisekseni mittaisikseni
abessive mittaisettani mittaisittani
instructive
comitative mittaisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mittaisesi mittaisesi
accusative nom. mittaisesi mittaisesi
gen. mittaisesi
genitive mittaisesi mittaistesi
mittaisiesi
partitive mittaistasi mittaisiasi
inessive mittaisessasi mittaisissasi
elative mittaisestasi mittaisistasi
illative mittaiseesi mittaisiisi
adessive mittaisellasi mittaisillasi
ablative mittaiseltasi mittaisiltasi
allative mittaisellesi mittaisillesi
essive mittaisenasi mittaisinasi
translative mittaiseksesi mittaisiksesi
abessive mittaisettasi mittaisittasi
instructive
comitative mittaisinesi

Derived terms

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(compounds):

See also

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  • See related terms -section under kokoinen.

Further reading

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