herooinen

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English heroic). Adapted with the adjectival suffix +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheroːinen/, [ˈhe̞ro̞ːˌine̞n]
• Rhymes: -inen
• Syllabification^(key): he‧roo‧i‧nen

Adjective

herooinen (comparative herooisempi, superlative herooisin)

1. heroic

Declension

Inflection of herooinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		herooinen	herooiset
genitive		herooisen	herooisten herooisien
partitive		herooista	herooisia
illative		herooiseen	herooisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		herooinen	herooiset
accusative	nom.	herooinen	herooiset
	gen.	herooisen
genitive		herooisen	herooisten herooisien
partitive		herooista	herooisia
inessive		herooisessa	herooisissa
elative		herooisesta	herooisista
illative		herooiseen	herooisiin
adessive		herooisella	herooisilla
ablative		herooiselta	herooisilta
allative		herooiselle	herooisille
essive		herooisena	herooisina
translative		herooiseksi	herooisiksi
abessive		herooisetta	herooisitta
instructive		—	herooisin
comitative		—	herooisine

Possessive forms of herooinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative herooiseni herooiseni accusative nom. herooiseni herooiseni gen. herooiseni genitive herooiseni herooisteni herooisieni partitive herooistani herooisiani inessive herooisessani herooisissani elative herooisestani herooisistani illative herooiseeni herooisiini adessive herooisellani herooisillani ablative herooiseltani herooisiltani allative herooiselleni herooisilleni essive herooisenani herooisinani translative herooisekseni herooisikseni abessive herooisettani herooisittani instructive — — comitative — herooisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative herooisesi herooisesi accusative nom. herooisesi herooisesi gen. herooisesi genitive herooisesi herooistesi herooisiesi partitive herooistasi herooisiasi inessive herooisessasi herooisissasi elative herooisestasi herooisistasi illative herooiseesi herooisiisi adessive herooisellasi herooisillasi ablative herooiseltasi herooisiltasi allative herooisellesi herooisillesi essive herooisenasi herooisinasi translative herooiseksesi herooisiksesi abessive herooisettasi herooisittasi instructive — — comitative — herooisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative herooisemme herooisemme accusative nom. herooisemme herooisemme gen. herooisemme genitive herooisemme herooistemme herooisiemme partitive herooistamme herooisiamme inessive herooisessamme herooisissamme elative herooisestamme herooisistamme illative herooiseemme herooisiimme adessive herooisellamme herooisillamme ablative herooiseltamme herooisiltamme allative herooisellemme herooisillemme essive herooisenamme herooisinamme translative herooiseksemme herooisiksemme abessive herooisettamme herooisittamme instructive — — comitative — herooisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative herooisenne herooisenne accusative nom. herooisenne herooisenne gen. herooisenne genitive herooisenne herooistenne herooisienne partitive herooistanne herooisianne inessive herooisessanne herooisissanne elative herooisestanne herooisistanne illative herooiseenne herooisiinne adessive herooisellanne herooisillanne ablative herooiseltanne herooisiltanne allative herooisellenne herooisillenne essive herooisenanne herooisinanne translative herooiseksenne herooisiksenne abessive herooisettanne herooisittanne instructive — — comitative — herooisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative herooisensa herooisensa accusative nom. herooisensa herooisensa gen. herooisensa genitive herooisensa herooistensa herooisiensa partitive herooistaan herooistansa herooisiaan herooisiansa inessive herooisessaan herooisessansa herooisissaan herooisissansa elative herooisestaan herooisestansa herooisistaan herooisistansa illative herooiseensa herooisiinsa adessive herooisellaan herooisellansa herooisillaan herooisillansa ablative herooiseltaan herooiseltansa herooisiltaan herooisiltansa allative herooiselleen herooisellensa herooisilleen herooisillensa essive herooisenaan herooisenansa herooisinaan herooisinansa translative herooisekseen herooiseksensa herooisikseen herooisiksensa abessive herooisettaan herooisettansa herooisittaan herooisittansa instructive — — comitative — herooisineen herooisinensa

Derived terms

• herooisuus

Further reading

• “herooinen”, 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