neulamainen
Finnish
Etymology
neula + -mainen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneu̯lɑˌmɑi̯nen/, [ˈne̞u̯lɑˌmɑi̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑinen
- Syllabification(key): neu‧la‧mai‧nen
Adjective
neulamainen (comparative neulamaisempi, superlative neulamaisin)
- needle-shaped, needle-like, needlelike, acicular (slender like a needle or bristle)
Declension
| Inflection of neulamainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | neulamainen | neulamaiset | |
| genitive | neulamaisen | neulamaisten neulamaisien | |
| partitive | neulamaista | neulamaisia | |
| illative | neulamaiseen | neulamaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | neulamainen | neulamaiset | |
| accusative | nom. | neulamainen | neulamaiset |
| gen. | neulamaisen | ||
| genitive | neulamaisen | neulamaisten neulamaisien | |
| partitive | neulamaista | neulamaisia | |
| inessive | neulamaisessa | neulamaisissa | |
| elative | neulamaisesta | neulamaisista | |
| illative | neulamaiseen | neulamaisiin | |
| adessive | neulamaisella | neulamaisilla | |
| ablative | neulamaiselta | neulamaisilta | |
| allative | neulamaiselle | neulamaisille | |
| essive | neulamaisena | neulamaisina | |
| translative | neulamaiseksi | neulamaisiksi | |
| instructive | — | neulamaisin | |
| abessive | neulamaisetta | neulamaisitta | |
| comitative | — | neulamaisine | |
| Possessive forms of neulamainen (type nainen) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | neulamaiseni | neulamaisemme |
| 2nd person | neulamaisesi | neulamaisenne |
| 3rd person | neulamaisensa | |