nauravainen
Finnish
Etymology
naurava (“(currently) laughing, who laughs”) + -inen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑu̯rɑʋɑi̯nen/, [ˈnɑu̯rɑˌʋɑi̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑinen
- Syllabification(key): nau‧ra‧vai‧nen
Adjective
nauravainen (comparative nauravaisempi, superlative nauravaisin)
- ridibund (inclined to and easily brought to laughter; happy)
Declension
| Inflection of nauravainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nauravainen | nauravaiset | |
| genitive | nauravaisen | nauravaisten nauravaisien | |
| partitive | nauravaista | nauravaisia | |
| illative | nauravaiseen | nauravaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | nauravainen | nauravaiset | |
| accusative | nom. | nauravainen | nauravaiset |
| gen. | nauravaisen | ||
| genitive | nauravaisen | nauravaisten nauravaisien | |
| partitive | nauravaista | nauravaisia | |
| inessive | nauravaisessa | nauravaisissa | |
| elative | nauravaisesta | nauravaisista | |
| illative | nauravaiseen | nauravaisiin | |
| adessive | nauravaisella | nauravaisilla | |
| ablative | nauravaiselta | nauravaisilta | |
| allative | nauravaiselle | nauravaisille | |
| essive | nauravaisena | nauravaisina | |
| translative | nauravaiseksi | nauravaisiksi | |
| instructive | — | nauravaisin | |
| abessive | nauravaisetta | nauravaisitta | |
| comitative | — | nauravaisine | |
| Possessive forms of nauravainen (type nainen) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | nauravaiseni | nauravaisemme |
| 2nd person | nauravaisesi | nauravaisenne |
| 3rd person | nauravaisensa | |