suvereeni

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swedish suverän, from French souverain.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsuʋereːni/, [ˈs̠uʋe̞ˌre̞ːni]
  • Rhymes: -eːni
  • Hyphenation(key): su‧ve‧ree‧ni

Adjective

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suvereeni (comparative suvereenimpi, superlative suvereenein)

  1. sovereign (country etc.)
  2. supremely skillful in performance, possessing complete mastery, masterly, adept

Declension

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Inflection of suvereeni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative suvereeni suvereenit
genitive suvereenin suvereenien
partitive suvereenia suvereeneja
illative suvereeniin suvereeneihin
singular plural
nominative suvereeni suvereenit
accusative nom. suvereeni suvereenit
gen. suvereenin
genitive suvereenin suvereenien
partitive suvereenia suvereeneja
inessive suvereenissa suvereeneissa
elative suvereenista suvereeneista
illative suvereeniin suvereeneihin
adessive suvereenilla suvereeneilla
ablative suvereenilta suvereeneilta
allative suvereenille suvereeneille
essive suvereenina suvereeneina
translative suvereeniksi suvereeneiksi
abessive suvereenitta suvereeneitta
instructive suvereenein
comitative suvereeneine
Possessive forms of suvereeni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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