vanhin

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑnhin/, [ˈʋɑnhin]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnhin
  • Syllabification(key): van‧hin

Adjective

vanhin

  1. superlative degree of vanha

Declension
Inflection of vanhin (Kotus type 36/sisin, mp-mm gradation)
nominative vanhin vanhimmat
genitive vanhimman vanhimpien
vanhinten
partitive vanhinta vanhimpia
illative vanhimpaan vanhimpiin
singular plural
nominative vanhin vanhimmat
accusative nom. vanhin vanhimmat
gen. vanhimman
genitive vanhimman vanhimpien
vanhinten
vanhimpainrare
partitive vanhinta vanhimpia
inessive vanhimmassa vanhimmissa
elative vanhimmasta vanhimmista
illative vanhimpaan vanhimpiin
adessive vanhimmalla vanhimmilla
ablative vanhimmalta vanhimmilta
allative vanhimmalle vanhimmille
essive vanhimpana vanhimpina
translative vanhimmaksi vanhimmiksi
instructive — vanhimmin
abessive vanhimmatta vanhimmitta
comitative — vanhimpine
Possessive forms of vanhin (type sisin)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person vanhimpani vanhimpamme
2nd person vanhimpasi vanhimpanne
3rd person vanhimpansa

Noun

vanhin

  1. elder (e.g. village elder)
  2. (with modifier) dean
    diplomaattikunnan vanhin ― dean of the diplomatic corps

Declension
Inflection of vanhin (Kotus type 36/sisin, mp-mm gradation)
nominative vanhin vanhimmat
genitive vanhimman vanhimpien
vanhinten
partitive vanhinta vanhimpia
illative vanhimpaan vanhimpiin
singular plural
nominative vanhin vanhimmat
accusative nom. vanhin vanhimmat
gen. vanhimman
genitive vanhimman vanhimpien
vanhinten
vanhimpainrare
partitive vanhinta vanhimpia
inessive vanhimmassa vanhimmissa
elative vanhimmasta vanhimmista
illative vanhimpaan vanhimpiin
adessive vanhimmalla vanhimmilla
ablative vanhimmalta vanhimmilta
allative vanhimmalle vanhimmille
essive vanhimpana vanhimpina
translative vanhimmaksi vanhimmiksi
instructive — vanhimmin
abessive vanhimmatta vanhimmitta
comitative — vanhimpineen
Possessive forms of vanhin (type sisin)
possessor singular plural
1st person vanhimpani vanhimpamme
2nd person vanhimpasi vanhimpanne
3rd person vanhimpansa

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