-hakuinen

Finnish

Etymology

haku (“search”) +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ˌhɑkui̯nen/, [-ˌhɑ̝kui̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑkuinen
• Syllabification^(key): ha‧kui‧nen

Adjective

-hakuinen (comparative -hakuisempi, superlative -hakuisin)

1. -seeking

   happihakuinen ― aerobic (literally, “oxygen-seeking”)

   julkisuushakuinen ― publicity-seeking

   keskihakuisvoima ― centripetal force (literally, “centre-seeking force”)

   lämpöhakuinen ohjus ― heat-seeking missile

Declension

Inflection of -hakuinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		-hakuinen	-hakuiset
genitive		-hakuisen	-hakuisten -hakuisien
partitive		-hakuista	-hakuisia
illative		-hakuiseen	-hakuisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		-hakuinen	-hakuiset
accusative	nom.	-hakuinen	-hakuiset
	gen.	-hakuisen
genitive		-hakuisen	-hakuisten -hakuisien
partitive		-hakuista	-hakuisia
inessive		-hakuisessa	-hakuisissa
elative		-hakuisesta	-hakuisista
illative		-hakuiseen	-hakuisiin
adessive		-hakuisella	-hakuisilla
ablative		-hakuiselta	-hakuisilta
allative		-hakuiselle	-hakuisille
essive		-hakuisena	-hakuisina
translative		-hakuiseksi	-hakuisiksi
abessive		-hakuisetta	-hakuisitta
instructive		—	-hakuisin
comitative		—	-hakuisine

Possessive forms of -hakuinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -hakuiseni -hakuiseni accusative nom. -hakuiseni -hakuiseni gen. -hakuiseni genitive -hakuiseni -hakuisteni -hakuisieni partitive -hakuistani -hakuisiani inessive -hakuisessani -hakuisissani elative -hakuisestani -hakuisistani illative -hakuiseeni -hakuisiini adessive -hakuisellani -hakuisillani ablative -hakuiseltani -hakuisiltani allative -hakuiselleni -hakuisilleni essive -hakuisenani -hakuisinani translative -hakuisekseni -hakuisikseni abessive -hakuisettani -hakuisittani instructive — — comitative — -hakuisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative -hakuisesi -hakuisesi accusative nom. -hakuisesi -hakuisesi gen. -hakuisesi genitive -hakuisesi -hakuistesi -hakuisiesi partitive -hakuistasi -hakuisiasi inessive -hakuisessasi -hakuisissasi elative -hakuisestasi -hakuisistasi illative -hakuiseesi -hakuisiisi adessive -hakuisellasi -hakuisillasi ablative -hakuiseltasi -hakuisiltasi allative -hakuisellesi -hakuisillesi essive -hakuisenasi -hakuisinasi translative -hakuiseksesi -hakuisiksesi abessive -hakuisettasi -hakuisittasi instructive — — comitative — -hakuisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -hakuisemme -hakuisemme accusative nom. -hakuisemme -hakuisemme gen. -hakuisemme genitive -hakuisemme -hakuistemme -hakuisiemme partitive -hakuistamme -hakuisiamme inessive -hakuisessamme -hakuisissamme elative -hakuisestamme -hakuisistamme illative -hakuiseemme -hakuisiimme adessive -hakuisellamme -hakuisillamme ablative -hakuiseltamme -hakuisiltamme allative -hakuisellemme -hakuisillemme essive -hakuisenamme -hakuisinamme translative -hakuiseksemme -hakuisiksemme abessive -hakuisettamme -hakuisittamme instructive — — comitative — -hakuisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative -hakuisenne -hakuisenne accusative nom. -hakuisenne -hakuisenne gen. -hakuisenne genitive -hakuisenne -hakuistenne -hakuisienne partitive -hakuistanne -hakuisianne inessive -hakuisessanne -hakuisissanne elative -hakuisestanne -hakuisistanne illative -hakuiseenne -hakuisiinne adessive -hakuisellanne -hakuisillanne ablative -hakuiseltanne -hakuisiltanne allative -hakuisellenne -hakuisillenne essive -hakuisenanne -hakuisinanne translative -hakuiseksenne -hakuisiksenne abessive -hakuisettanne -hakuisittanne instructive — — comitative — -hakuisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative -hakuisensa -hakuisensa accusative nom. -hakuisensa -hakuisensa gen. -hakuisensa genitive -hakuisensa -hakuistensa -hakuisiensa partitive -hakuistaan -hakuistansa -hakuisiaan -hakuisiansa inessive -hakuisessaan -hakuisessansa -hakuisissaan -hakuisissansa elative -hakuisestaan -hakuisestansa -hakuisistaan -hakuisistansa illative -hakuiseensa -hakuisiinsa adessive -hakuisellaan -hakuisellansa -hakuisillaan -hakuisillansa ablative -hakuiseltaan -hakuiseltansa -hakuisiltaan -hakuisiltansa allative -hakuiselleen -hakuisellensa -hakuisilleen -hakuisillensa essive -hakuisenaan -hakuisenansa -hakuisinaan -hakuisinansa translative -hakuisekseen -hakuiseksensa -hakuisikseen -hakuisiksensa abessive -hakuisettaan -hakuisettansa -hakuisittaan -hakuisittansa instructive — — comitative — -hakuisineen -hakuisinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• happihakuinen
• humalahakuinen
• julkisuushakuinen
• kasvuhakuinen
• keskihakuisvoima
• lämpöhakuinen
• päämäärähakuinen
• rajahakuinen
• sensaatiohakuinen
• tarkoitushakuinen
• tuloshakuinen
• valohakuinen

 

Further reading

• “-hakuinen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02