Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see French causatif), ultimately from Latin causativus and adapted with the adjectival suffix +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯sɑtiːʋinen/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯s̠ɑ̝ˌt̪iːʋine̞n]
  • Rhymes: -iːʋinen
  • Hyphenation(key): kau‧sa‧tii‧vi‧nen

Adjective

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kausatiivinen

  1. (linguistics) causative

Declension

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Possessive forms of kausatiivinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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  NODES
INTERN 2
Note 1