sirpaleinen
Finnish
Etymology
sirpale + -inen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsirpɑlei̯nen/, [ˈs̠irpɑˌle̞i̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -einen
- Syllabification: sir‧pa‧lei‧nen
Adjective
sirpaleinen (comparative sirpaleisempi, superlative sirpaleisin)
- fragmented, fragmentary
Declension
| Inflection of sirpaleinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sirpaleinen | sirpaleiset | |
| genitive | sirpaleisen | sirpaleisten sirpaleisien | |
| partitive | sirpaleista | sirpaleisia | |
| illative | sirpaleiseen | sirpaleisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sirpaleinen | sirpaleiset | |
| accusative | nom. | sirpaleinen | sirpaleiset |
| gen. | sirpaleisen | ||
| genitive | sirpaleisen | sirpaleisten sirpaleisien | |
| partitive | sirpaleista | sirpaleisia | |
| inessive | sirpaleisessa | sirpaleisissa | |
| elative | sirpaleisesta | sirpaleisista | |
| illative | sirpaleiseen | sirpaleisiin | |
| adessive | sirpaleisella | sirpaleisilla | |
| ablative | sirpaleiselta | sirpaleisilta | |
| allative | sirpaleiselle | sirpaleisille | |
| essive | sirpaleisena | sirpaleisina | |
| translative | sirpaleiseksi | sirpaleisiksi | |
| instructive | — | sirpaleisin | |
| abessive | sirpaleisetta | sirpaleisitta | |
| comitative | — | sirpaleisine | |
| Possessive forms of sirpaleinen (type nainen) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sirpaleiseni | sirpaleisemme |
| 2nd person | sirpaleisesi | sirpaleisenne |
| 3rd person | sirpaleisensa | |
| Only used with substantive adjectives, -inen adjectives used for comparisons of equality or agent participles. | ||
Derived terms
- sirpaleisesti
- sirpaleisuus