virolainen
See also: Virolainen
Finnish
Etymology
Viro + -lainen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋirolɑi̯nen/, [ˈʋiro̞ˌlɑi̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑinen
- Syllabification(key): vi‧ro‧lai‧nen
Noun
virolainen
- An Estonian.
Synonyms
- eestiläinen
Adjective
virolainen (comparative virolaisempi, superlative virolaisin)
- Estonian, of or relating to Estonia
- Estonian, related to the Estonian language
- suomalais-virolainen sanakirja = a Finnish-Estonian dictionary
Declension
| Inflection of virolainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | virolainen | virolaiset | |
| genitive | virolaisen | virolaisten virolaisien | |
| partitive | virolaista | virolaisia | |
| illative | virolaiseen | virolaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | virolainen | virolaiset | |
| accusative | nom. | virolainen | virolaiset |
| gen. | virolaisen | ||
| genitive | virolaisen | virolaisten virolaisien | |
| partitive | virolaista | virolaisia | |
| inessive | virolaisessa | virolaisissa | |
| elative | virolaisesta | virolaisista | |
| illative | virolaiseen | virolaisiin | |
| adessive | virolaisella | virolaisilla | |
| ablative | virolaiselta | virolaisilta | |
| allative | virolaiselle | virolaisille | |
| essive | virolaisena | virolaisina | |
| translative | virolaiseksi | virolaisiksi | |
| instructive | — | virolaisin | |
| abessive | virolaisetta | virolaisitta | |
| comitative | — | virolaisine | |
| Possessive forms of virolainen (type nainen) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | virolaiseni | virolaisemme |
| 2nd person | virolaisesi | virolaisenne |
| 3rd person | virolaisensa | |
Synonyms
- eestiläinen
Derived terms
- nouns: virolaisuus
- verbs: virolaistaa, virolaistua
Related terms
- Viro
- viro, viron kieli
Further reading
- "virolainen" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).