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varsinainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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varsi (stem, handle) +‎ -nainen. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1836; originally "permanent" in the folk language.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrsinɑi̯nen/, [ˈʋɑ̝rs̠iˌnɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): var‧si‧nai‧nen

Adjective

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varsinainen (not comparable)

  1. proper, actual, real, essential (in the very strictest sense of the word; entitled to its name, true)

Declension

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Inflection of varsinainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative varsinainen varsinaiset
genitive varsinaisen varsinaisten
varsinaisien
partitive varsinaista varsinaisia
illative varsinaiseen varsinaisiin
singular plural
nominative varsinainen varsinaiset
accusative nom. varsinainen varsinaiset
gen. varsinaisen
genitive varsinaisen varsinaisten
varsinaisien
partitive varsinaista varsinaisia
inessive varsinaisessa varsinaisissa
elative varsinaisesta varsinaisista
illative varsinaiseen varsinaisiin
adessive varsinaisella varsinaisilla
ablative varsinaiselta varsinaisilta
allative varsinaiselle varsinaisille
essive varsinaisena varsinaisina
translative varsinaiseksi varsinaisiksi
abessive varsinaisetta varsinaisitta
instructive varsinaisin
comitative varsinaisine
Possessive forms of varsinainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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