Finnish

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Etymology

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vaki- +‎ -tuinen. First attested in Elias Lönnrot; A. H. Kallio (ed.): Lisävihko Elias Lönnrotin Suomalais-Ruotsalaiseen sanakirjaan ("Supplement to Elias Lönnrot's Finnish-Swedish Dictionary", 1886).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkitui̯nen/, [ˈʋɑ̝k̟iˌt̪ui̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -uinen
  • Hyphenation(key): va‧ki‧tui‧nen

Adjective

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vakituinen (comparative vakituisempi, superlative vakituisin)

  1. permanent, standing (not of a temporary nature)
  2. regular (characterized by a constant, habitual pattern of visits, e.g. of a guest or one's place of employment)
  3. steady (with whom one is going steady)

Declension

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Inflection of vakituinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative vakituinen vakituiset
genitive vakituisen vakituisten
vakituisien
partitive vakituista vakituisia
illative vakituiseen vakituisiin
singular plural
nominative vakituinen vakituiset
accusative nom. vakituinen vakituiset
gen. vakituisen
genitive vakituisen vakituisten
vakituisien
partitive vakituista vakituisia
inessive vakituisessa vakituisissa
elative vakituisesta vakituisista
illative vakituiseen vakituisiin
adessive vakituisella vakituisilla
ablative vakituiselta vakituisilta
allative vakituiselle vakituisille
essive vakituisena vakituisina
translative vakituiseksi vakituisiksi
abessive vakituisetta vakituisitta
instructive vakituisin
comitative vakituisine
Possessive forms of vakituinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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Further reading

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