säännöllinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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sääntö +‎ -llinen. First attested in Carl Helenius: Suomalainen ja ruozalainen sanakirja ("Finnish and Swedish Dictionary", 1838).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsæːnːølːinen/, [ˈs̠æːnːø̞lˌline̞n]
  • Rhymes: -inen
  • Hyphenation(key): sään‧nöl‧li‧nen

Adjective

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säännöllinen (comparative säännöllisempi, superlative säännöllisin)

  1. regular (bound by rules; having a constant pattern; demonstrating consistent set of rules; well-behaved, orderly; happening at constant intervals)
    säännöllinen monikulmioregular polygon
    säännöllinen verbiweak verb (literally, “regular verb”)

Declension

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

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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