Finnish

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Etymology

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kaita (thin, narrow) +‎ luu (bone) +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯tɑˌlui̯nen/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯t̪ɑ̝ˌlui̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -uinen
  • Hyphenation(key): kaita‧luinen

Adjective

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kaitaluinen (comparative kaitaluisempi, superlative kaitaluisin)

  1. lank, slim

Declension

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Inflection of kaitaluinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative kaitaluinen kaitaluiset
genitive kaitaluisen kaitaluisten
kaitaluisien
partitive kaitaluista kaitaluisia
illative kaitaluiseen kaitaluisiin
singular plural
nominative kaitaluinen kaitaluiset
accusative nom. kaitaluinen kaitaluiset
gen. kaitaluisen
genitive kaitaluisen kaitaluisten
kaitaluisien
partitive kaitaluista kaitaluisia
inessive kaitaluisessa kaitaluisissa
elative kaitaluisesta kaitaluisista
illative kaitaluiseen kaitaluisiin
adessive kaitaluisella kaitaluisilla
ablative kaitaluiselta kaitaluisilta
allative kaitaluiselle kaitaluisille
essive kaitaluisena kaitaluisina
translative kaitaluiseksi kaitaluisiksi
abessive kaitaluisetta kaitaluisitta
instructive kaitaluisin
comitative kaitaluisine
Possessive forms of kaitaluinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Further reading

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  NODES
see 9