Finnish

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Etymology

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pitkä +‎ aikainen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpitkæˌɑi̯kɑi̯nen/, [ˈpit̪k̟æˌɑ̝i̯kɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑikɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): pitkä‧aikai‧nen

Adjective

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pitkäaikainen (comparative pitkäaikaisempi or pidempiaikainen or pitempiaikainen, superlative pitkäaikaisin)

  1. long-term, secular (continuing over a long period of time)
  2. (medicine) chronic
    Synonym: krooninen
    pitkäaikainen sairauschronic illness
  3. longtime (having endured for a long time)
    pitkäaikainen ystävälongtime friend

Declension

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

Derived terms

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compounds

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Further reading

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  NODES
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