nelinkertainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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nelin (instructive plural) +‎ -kertainen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnelinˌkertɑi̯nen/, [ˈne̞liŋˌk̟e̞rt̪ɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ertɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): nelin‧kertai‧nen

Adjective

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nelinkertainen (not comparable)

  1. quadruple, fourfold, four-time (four times as big or many)
    Taistelun alussa venäläisillä oli nelinkertainen ylivoima.
    At the onset of the battle the Russians had a fourfold superiority.
    tulojen nelinkertainen nousufour-time increase in income
  2. quadruple, fourfold (consisting of four elements)
    Uudessa puhelimessani on nelinkertaiset kaiuttimet.
    My new phone boasts with quadruple loudspeakers.

Declension

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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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