harvinainen
Finnish
Etymology
harvi- + -nainen; the -i- is not regular, but may be by contamination from the dialectal harviainen (= harva + -iainen).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑrʋinɑi̯nen/, [ˈhɑrʋiˌnɑi̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑinen
- Syllabification(key): har‧vi‧nai‧nen
Adjective
harvinainen (comparative harvinaisempi, superlative harvinaisin)
- rare, uncommon
Declension
| Inflection of harvinainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | harvinainen | harvinaiset | |
| genitive | harvinaisen | harvinaisten harvinaisien | |
| partitive | harvinaista | harvinaisia | |
| illative | harvinaiseen | harvinaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | harvinainen | harvinaiset | |
| accusative | nom. | harvinainen | harvinaiset |
| gen. | harvinaisen | ||
| genitive | harvinaisen | harvinaisten harvinaisien | |
| partitive | harvinaista | harvinaisia | |
| inessive | harvinaisessa | harvinaisissa | |
| elative | harvinaisesta | harvinaisista | |
| illative | harvinaiseen | harvinaisiin | |
| adessive | harvinaisella | harvinaisilla | |
| ablative | harvinaiselta | harvinaisilta | |
| allative | harvinaiselle | harvinaisille | |
| essive | harvinaisena | harvinaisina | |
| translative | harvinaiseksi | harvinaisiksi | |
| instructive | — | harvinaisin | |
| abessive | harvinaisetta | harvinaisitta | |
| comitative | — | harvinaisine | |
| Possessive forms of harvinainen (type nainen) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | harvinaiseni | harvinaisemme |
| 2nd person | harvinaisesi | harvinaisenne |
| 3rd person | harvinaisensa | |
Antonyms
- yleinen
Derived terms
- harvinaisesti
- harvinaistua
- harvinaisuus