sanainen

Finnish

Etymology

sana (“word”) +‎ -inen

Adjective

sanainen (comparative sanaisempi, superlative sanaisin)

  1. (as headword in compound terms) worded
    niukkasanainen (lit. "scantly worded") ― terse, laconic
    lyhytsanainen (lit. "shortly worded") ― concise, laconic
  2. (idomatic usage) verbal
    avata sanainen arkkunsa (lit. "to open one's verbal chest") ― to start to speak, to speak up

Declension
Inflection of sanainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative sanainen sanaiset
genitive sanaisen sanaisten
sanaisien
partitive sanaista sanaisia
illative sanaiseen sanaisiin
singular plural
nominative sanainen sanaiset
accusative nom. sanainen sanaiset
gen. sanaisen
genitive sanaisen sanaisten
sanaisien
partitive sanaista sanaisia
inessive sanaisessa sanaisissa
elative sanaisesta sanaisista
illative sanaiseen sanaisiin
adessive sanaisella sanaisilla
ablative sanaiselta sanaisilta
allative sanaiselle sanaisille
essive sanaisena sanaisina
translative sanaiseksi sanaisiksi
instructive — sanaisin
abessive sanaisetta sanaisitta
comitative — sanaisine

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See also
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