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universaalinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English universal), ultimately from Latin ūniversālis and adapted with the adjectival suffix +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈuniʋersɑːlinen/, [ˈuniˌʋe̞rs̠ɑ̝ːˌline̞n]
  • Rhymes: -inen
  • Hyphenation(key): uni‧ver‧saa‧li‧nen

Adjective

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universaalinen (comparative universaalisempi, superlative universaalisin) (dated)

  1. universal

Declension

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

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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