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monihaarainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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moni- +‎ haarainen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmoniˌhɑːrɑi̯nen/, [ˈmo̞niˌhɑ̝ːrɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːrɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): moni‧haarai‧nen

Adjective

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monihaarainen (comparative monihaaraisempi, superlative monihaaraisin)

  1. multibranched, branchy (having many branches)
    Pensas oli liian monihaarainen. Se piti karsia, jotta sille kasvaisi muutamia vahvoja versoja monien heikkojen sijaan.
    The shrub was too branchy. It needed to be pruned so it would have a few strong shoots instead of many weak ones.

Declension

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Possessive forms of monihaarainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

See also

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  • haarova (tending to branch frequently)

Further reading

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