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presidentillinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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presidentti +‎ -llinen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpresidentilːinen/, [ˈpre̞s̠iˌde̞n̪t̪ilˌline̞n]
  • Rhymes: -inen
  • Hyphenation(key): pre‧si‧den‧til‧li‧nen

Adjective

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presidentillinen

  1. presidential (of or pertaining to a president)
    Synonym: presidentin- (in compounds)
    • 2004, Jari Tervo, Myyrä, WSOY:
      En tiennyt, että [Presidentti] oli jo käymässä Helsingissä, vaikka presidentillinen tukikohta oli jo siirretty kesän ajaksi Naantalin Kultarantaan.
      I didn't know [the President] was already visiting Helsinki, even though the presidential base had already been moved to Kultaranta in Naantali for the summer.
  2. presidential (with the bearing or composure that befits a president)

Declension

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