vammainen

Finnish

Etymology

vamma + -inen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑmːɑi̯nen/, [ˈʋɑmːɑi̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmːɑinen
  • Syllabification(key): vam‧mai‧nen

Adjective

vammainen (comparative vammaisempi, superlative vammaisin)

  1. disabled, handicapped

Declension

Inflection of vammainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative vammainen vammaiset
genitive vammaisen vammaisten
vammaisien
partitive vammaista vammaisia
illative vammaiseen vammaisiin
singular plural
nominative vammainen vammaiset
accusative nom. vammainen vammaiset
gen. vammaisen
genitive vammaisen vammaisten
vammaisien
partitive vammaista vammaisia
inessive vammaisessa vammaisissa
elative vammaisesta vammaisista
illative vammaiseen vammaisiin
adessive vammaisella vammaisilla
ablative vammaiselta vammaisilta
allative vammaiselle vammaisille
essive vammaisena vammaisina
translative vammaiseksi vammaisiksi
instructive vammaisin
abessive vammaisetta vammaisitta
comitative vammaisine
Possessive forms of vammainen (type nainen)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person vammaiseni vammaisemme
2nd person vammaisesi vammaisenne
3rd person vammaisensa

Derived terms

Noun

vammainen

  1. disabled person, handicapped person
  2. In plural, the disabled (the disabled people as a group)
    Meidän täytyy helpottaa vammaisten kulkua museoomme.
    We must improve the access of the disabled into our museum.
  3. (informal, offensive) A general insult akin to English retard.

Declension

Inflection of vammainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative vammainen vammaiset
genitive vammaisen vammaisten
vammaisien
partitive vammaista vammaisia
illative vammaiseen vammaisiin
singular plural
nominative vammainen vammaiset
accusative nom. vammainen vammaiset
gen. vammaisen
genitive vammaisen vammaisten
vammaisien
partitive vammaista vammaisia
inessive vammaisessa vammaisissa
elative vammaisesta vammaisista
illative vammaiseen vammaisiin
adessive vammaisella vammaisilla
ablative vammaiselta vammaisilta
allative vammaiselle vammaisille
essive vammaisena vammaisina
translative vammaiseksi vammaisiksi
instructive vammaisin
abessive vammaisetta vammaisitta
comitative vammaisineen
Possessive forms of vammainen (type nainen)
possessor singular plural
1st person vammaiseni vammaisemme
2nd person vammaisesi vammaisenne
3rd person vammaisensa

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