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suomenkielinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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suomen (of Finnish) +‎ kielinen (being of a language)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsuo̯menˌkie̯linen/, [ˈs̠uo̞̯me̞ŋˌk̟ie̞̯line̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ielinen
  • Hyphenation(key): suomen‧kieli‧nen

Adjective

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suomenkielinen

  1. Finnish-language, Finnish (in or of the Finnish language)
    suomenkielinen lausea Finnish(-language) sentence
  2. Finnish-speaking
    Suomi on kaksikielinen maa, mutta Nilsiä on täysin suomenkielinen paikkakunta.
    Finland is a bilingual country, but Nilsiä is a completely Finnish-speaking community.

Declension

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

Derived terms

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Noun

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suomenkielinen

  1. A Finnish speaker; somebody whose mother tongue is Finnish.

Declension

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Possessive forms of suomenkielinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

Further reading

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