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raadollinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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rato- +‎ -llinen. The word originally probably meant "exile, vagrant", with a later shift to its current meaning, after which it became associated with raato by folk etymology.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑːdolːinen/, [ˈrɑ̝ːdo̞lˌline̞n]
  • Rhymes: -inen
  • Hyphenation(key): raa‧dol‧li‧nen

Adjective

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raadollinen (comparative raadollisempi, superlative raadollisin)

  1. wretched, miserable (of someone)
  2. cruel, despicable, unscrupulous (of something)

Declension

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Inflection of raadollinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative raadollinen raadolliset
genitive raadollisen raadollisten
raadollisien
partitive raadollista raadollisia
illative raadolliseen raadollisiin
singular plural
nominative raadollinen raadolliset
accusative nom. raadollinen raadolliset
gen. raadollisen
genitive raadollisen raadollisten
raadollisien
partitive raadollista raadollisia
inessive raadollisessa raadollisissa
elative raadollisesta raadollisista
illative raadolliseen raadollisiin
adessive raadollisella raadollisilla
ablative raadolliselta raadollisilta
allative raadolliselle raadollisille
essive raadollisena raadollisina
translative raadolliseksi raadollisiksi
abessive raadollisetta raadollisitta
instructive raadollisin
comitative raadollisine
Possessive forms of raadollinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

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