harvinainen

Finnish

Etymology

harvi- + -nainen; the -i- is not regular, but may be by contamination from the dialectal harviainen (= harva + -iainen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑrʋinɑi̯nen/, [ˈhɑrʋiˌnɑi̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Syllabification(key): har‧vi‧nai‧nen

Adjective

harvinainen (comparative harvinaisempi, superlative harvinaisin)

  1. rare, uncommon

Declension

Inflection of harvinainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative harvinainen harvinaiset
genitive harvinaisen harvinaisten
harvinaisien
partitive harvinaista harvinaisia
illative harvinaiseen harvinaisiin
singular plural
nominative harvinainen harvinaiset
accusative nom. harvinainen harvinaiset
gen. harvinaisen
genitive harvinaisen harvinaisten
harvinaisien
partitive harvinaista harvinaisia
inessive harvinaisessa harvinaisissa
elative harvinaisesta harvinaisista
illative harvinaiseen harvinaisiin
adessive harvinaisella harvinaisilla
ablative harvinaiselta harvinaisilta
allative harvinaiselle harvinaisille
essive harvinaisena harvinaisina
translative harvinaiseksi harvinaisiksi
instructive harvinaisin
abessive harvinaisetta harvinaisitta
comitative harvinaisine
Possessive forms of harvinainen (type nainen)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person harvinaiseni harvinaisemme
2nd person harvinaisesi harvinaisenne
3rd person harvinaisensa

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