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Etymology

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aave +‎ -mainen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːʋeˣˌmɑi̯nen/, [ˈɑ̝ːʋe̞mˌmɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): aave‧mainen

Adjective

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aavemainen (comparative aavemaisempi, superlative aavemaisin)

  1. ghostly, eerie, phantasmal, spectral

Declension

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Inflection of aavemainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative aavemainen aavemaiset
genitive aavemaisen aavemaisten
aavemaisien
partitive aavemaista aavemaisia
illative aavemaiseen aavemaisiin
singular plural
nominative aavemainen aavemaiset
accusative nom. aavemainen aavemaiset
gen. aavemaisen
genitive aavemaisen aavemaisten
aavemaisien
partitive aavemaista aavemaisia
inessive aavemaisessa aavemaisissa
elative aavemaisesta aavemaisista
illative aavemaiseen aavemaisiin
adessive aavemaisella aavemaisilla
ablative aavemaiselta aavemaisilta
allative aavemaiselle aavemaisille
essive aavemaisena aavemaisina
translative aavemaiseksi aavemaisiksi
abessive aavemaisetta aavemaisitta
instructive aavemaisin
comitative aavemaisine
Possessive forms of aavemainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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