hovikelpoinen
Finnish
Etymology
hovi + kelpoinen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoʋiˌkelpoi̯nen/, [ˈho̞ʋiˌke̞lpo̞i̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -elpoinen
- Hyphenation: ho‧vi‧kel‧poi‧nen
Adjective
hovikelpoinen (comparative hovikelpoisempi, superlative hovikelpoisin)
- courtly, stately, formal
- (humorous) adequate
Declension
| Inflection of hovikelpoinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hovikelpoinen | hovikelpoiset | |
| genitive | hovikelpoisen | hovikelpoisten hovikelpoisien | |
| partitive | hovikelpoista | hovikelpoisia | |
| illative | hovikelpoiseen | hovikelpoisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hovikelpoinen | hovikelpoiset | |
| accusative | nom. | hovikelpoinen | hovikelpoiset |
| gen. | hovikelpoisen | ||
| genitive | hovikelpoisen | hovikelpoisten hovikelpoisien | |
| partitive | hovikelpoista | hovikelpoisia | |
| inessive | hovikelpoisessa | hovikelpoisissa | |
| elative | hovikelpoisesta | hovikelpoisista | |
| illative | hovikelpoiseen | hovikelpoisiin | |
| adessive | hovikelpoisella | hovikelpoisilla | |
| ablative | hovikelpoiselta | hovikelpoisilta | |
| allative | hovikelpoiselle | hovikelpoisille | |
| essive | hovikelpoisena | hovikelpoisina | |
| translative | hovikelpoiseksi | hovikelpoisiksi | |
| instructive | — | hovikelpoisin | |
| abessive | hovikelpoisetta | hovikelpoisitta | |
| comitative | — | hovikelpoisine | |
| Possessive forms of hovikelpoinen (type nainen) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | hovikelpoiseni | hovikelpoisemme |
| 2nd person | hovikelpoisesi | hovikelpoisenne |
| 3rd person | hovikelpoisensa | |
| Only used with substantive adjectives, -inen adjectives used for comparisons of equality or agent participles. | ||
Derived terms
- hovikelpoisesti
- hovikelpoisuus