Finnish

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Etymology

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vähä +‎ sanainen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋæhæˌsɑnɑi̯nen/, [ˈʋæɦæˌs̠ɑ̝nɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): vähä‧sanai‧nen

Adjective

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vähäsanainen (comparative vähäsanaisempi or vähempisanainen, superlative vähäsanaisin)

  1. tight-lipped, reticent

Declension

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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  NODES
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