-eleinen
Finnish
Etymology
ele (“gesture”) + -inen (“-ed”)
Suffix
-eleinen
- combines with an adjective to form adjectives describing something based on their or its gestures or actions, mostly used of people, ways, actions
- suuri "large" + -eleinen → pompous, extravagant, grandiloquent (large-gestured)
- vähä "little" + -eleinen → discreet, unassuming, retiring, quiet (little-gestured)
Declension
| Inflection of -eleinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -eleinen | -eleiset | |
| genitive | -eleisen | -eleisten -eleisien | |
| partitive | -eleistä | -eleisiä | |
| illative | -eleiseen | -eleisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | -eleinen | -eleiset | |
| accusative | nom. | -eleinen | -eleiset |
| gen. | -eleisen | ||
| genitive | -eleisen | -eleisten -eleisien | |
| partitive | -eleistä | -eleisiä | |
| inessive | -eleisessä | -eleisissä | |
| elative | -eleisestä | -eleisistä | |
| illative | -eleiseen | -eleisiin | |
| adessive | -eleisellä | -eleisillä | |
| ablative | -eleiseltä | -eleisiltä | |
| allative | -eleiselle | -eleisille | |
| essive | -eleisenä | -eleisinä | |
| translative | -eleiseksi | -eleisiksi | |
| instructive | — | -eleisin | |
| abessive | -eleisettä | -eleisittä | |
| comitative | — | -eleisine | |
Compounds
- niukkaeleinen
- suurieleinen
- vähäeleinen