kaltainen

Finnish

Etymology

kalta- +‎ -inen, most likely from kallas in the figurative sense of "bank, border ~ direction", "in the direction of".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑltɑi̯nen/, [ˈkɑlt̪ɑi̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑltɑinen
• Syllabification: kal‧tai‧nen

Adjective

kaltainen (comparative kaltaisempi, superlative kaltaisin)

1. (genitive or possessive suffix +) -like, similar

   lapsen kaltainen

   childlike

Declension

Inflection of kaltainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		kaltainen	kaltaiset
genitive		kaltaisen	kaltaisten kaltaisien
partitive		kaltaista	kaltaisia
illative		kaltaiseen	kaltaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kaltainen	kaltaiset
accusative	nom.	kaltainen	kaltaiset
	gen.	kaltaisen
genitive		kaltaisen	kaltaisten kaltaisien
partitive		kaltaista	kaltaisia
inessive		kaltaisessa	kaltaisissa
elative		kaltaisesta	kaltaisista
illative		kaltaiseen	kaltaisiin
adessive		kaltaisella	kaltaisilla
ablative		kaltaiselta	kaltaisilta
allative		kaltaiselle	kaltaisille
essive		kaltaisena	kaltaisina
translative		kaltaiseksi	kaltaisiksi
instructive		—	kaltaisin
abessive		kaltaisetta	kaltaisitta
comitative		—	kaltaisine

Possessive forms of kaltainen (type nainen)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kaltaiseni	kaltaisemme
2nd person	kaltaisesi	kaltaisenne
3rd person	kaltaisensa
Only used with substantive adjectives, -inen adjectives used for comparisons of equality or agent participles.

Derived terms

• maankaltainen
• samankaltainen
• senkaltainen
• tämänkaltainen