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alkuperäinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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alkuperä (origin) +‎ -inen (of)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlkuˌperæi̯nen/, [ˈɑ̝lkuˌpe̞ræi̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -eræinen
  • Hyphenation(key): alku‧peräi‧nen

Adjective

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alkuperäinen (comparative alkuperäisempi, superlative alkuperäisin)

  1. original (preceding all others; first in a series of versions)
  2. indigenous, native, aboriginal (of or pertaining to peoples who inhabited a territory firstly and have often been minoritised)

Declension

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Possessive forms of alkuperäinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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