saman veikkainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From saman + veikka +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑmɑnˌʋei̯kːɑi̯nen/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mɑ̝nˌʋe̞i̯kːɑ̝i̯ne̞n]

Adjective

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saman veikkainen (comparative saman veikkaisempi, superlative saman veikkaisin) (dialectal)

  1. (Central Ostrobothnia) Alternative form of samanveikkainen.
    • 2019, Timo Boman, Viitasaaren lentokerho – Muistoja ja juttuja 1964-1984:
      Kunta tarjosi vaihtokauppaa ja pojat olisivat kyllä hyväksyneetkin, jos kunnalta olisi löytynyt saman veikka[i]sta metsää tilalle ––
      The municipality offered us a trade, and the boys would have taken it too had the municipality had similar sort of forest to replace ––

Usage notes

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Samanlainen is typically used for denoting a high level of similarity while samantapainen, samankaltainen and samanveikkainen usually refer to something that bears a resemblance while remaining distinct.

Declension

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