utelias
Finnish
Etymology
From udella + -ias. First attested in Carl Helenius: Suomalainen ja ruozalainen sanakirja ("Finnish and Swedish Dictionary", 1838).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuteliɑs/, [ˈut̪e̞ˌliɑs̠]
- Rhymes: -iɑs
- Syllabification(key): u‧te‧li‧as
Adjective
utelias (comparative uteliaampi, superlative uteliain)
- curious, inquisitive
Declension
| Inflection of utelias (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | utelias | uteliaat | |
| genitive | uteliaan | uteliaiden uteliaitten | |
| partitive | uteliasta | uteliaita | |
| illative | uteliaaseen | uteliaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | utelias | uteliaat | |
| accusative | nom. | utelias | uteliaat |
| gen. | uteliaan | ||
| genitive | uteliaan | uteliaiden uteliaitten | |
| partitive | uteliasta | uteliaita | |
| inessive | uteliaassa | uteliaissa | |
| elative | uteliaasta | uteliaista | |
| illative | uteliaaseen | uteliaisiin uteliaihinrare | |
| adessive | uteliaalla | uteliailla | |
| ablative | uteliaalta | uteliailta | |
| allative | uteliaalle | uteliaille | |
| essive | uteliaana | uteliaina | |
| translative | uteliaaksi | uteliaiksi | |
| instructive | — | uteliain | |
| abessive | uteliaatta | uteliaitta | |
| comitative | — | uteliaine | |
| Possessive forms of utelias (type vieras) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | uteliaani | uteliaamme |
| 2nd person | uteliaasi | uteliaanne |
| 3rd person | uteliaansa | |
Derived terms
- uteliaasti
- uteliaisuus
Anagrams
- leuista, liesuta, tuliase