sanainen
Finnish
Etymology
sana (“word”) + -inen
Adjective
sanainen (comparative sanaisempi, superlative sanaisin)
- (as headword in compound terms) worded
- niukkasanainen (lit. "scantly worded") ― terse, laconic
- lyhytsanainen (lit. "shortly worded") ― concise, laconic
- (idomatic usage) verbal
- avata sanainen arkkunsa (lit. "to open one's verbal chest") ― to start to speak, to speak up
Declension
| Inflection of sanainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sanainen | sanaiset | |
| genitive | sanaisen | sanaisten sanaisien | |
| partitive | sanaista | sanaisia | |
| illative | sanaiseen | sanaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sanainen | sanaiset | |
| accusative | nom. | sanainen | sanaiset |
| gen. | sanaisen | ||
| genitive | sanaisen | sanaisten sanaisien | |
| partitive | sanaista | sanaisia | |
| inessive | sanaisessa | sanaisissa | |
| elative | sanaisesta | sanaisista | |
| illative | sanaiseen | sanaisiin | |
| adessive | sanaisella | sanaisilla | |
| ablative | sanaiselta | sanaisilta | |
| allative | sanaiselle | sanaisille | |
| essive | sanaisena | sanaisina | |
| translative | sanaiseksi | sanaisiksi | |
| instructive | — | sanaisin | |
| abessive | sanaisetta | sanaisitta | |
| comitative | — | sanaisine | |
Synonyms
- (to start to speak): alkaa puhua, avata suunsa
See also
- puhua suunsa puhtaaksi