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painajaismainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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painajais- (nightmare) +‎ -mainen (-like).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯nɑjɑi̯sˌmɑi̯nen/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯nɑ̝jɑ̝i̯s̠ˌmɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): pai‧najais‧mainen

Adjective

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painajaismainen (comparative painajaismaisempi, superlative painajaismaisin)

  1. nightmarish

Declension

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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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