kurvainen
Finnish
Etymology
kurva (“curve”) + -inen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkurʋɑi̯nen/, [ˈkurʋɑi̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -urʋɑinen
- Syllabification(key): kur‧vai‧nen
Adjective
kurvainen (comparative kurvaisempi, superlative kurvaisin)
- (informal) Synonym of mutkainen (“serpentine”).
Declension
| Inflection of kurvainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kurvainen | kurvaiset | |
| genitive | kurvaisen | kurvaisten kurvaisien | |
| partitive | kurvaista | kurvaisia | |
| illative | kurvaiseen | kurvaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kurvainen | kurvaiset | |
| accusative | nom. | kurvainen | kurvaiset |
| gen. | kurvaisen | ||
| genitive | kurvaisen | kurvaisten kurvaisien | |
| partitive | kurvaista | kurvaisia | |
| inessive | kurvaisessa | kurvaisissa | |
| elative | kurvaisesta | kurvaisista | |
| illative | kurvaiseen | kurvaisiin | |
| adessive | kurvaisella | kurvaisilla | |
| ablative | kurvaiselta | kurvaisilta | |
| allative | kurvaiselle | kurvaisille | |
| essive | kurvaisena | kurvaisina | |
| translative | kurvaiseksi | kurvaisiksi | |
| instructive | — | kurvaisin | |
| abessive | kurvaisetta | kurvaisitta | |
| comitative | — | kurvaisine | |
| Possessive forms of kurvainen (type nainen) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kurvaiseni | kurvaisemme |
| 2nd person | kurvaisesi | kurvaisenne |
| 3rd person | kurvaisensa | |
Related terms
- kurvikas