melankolinen
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Internationalism (see English melancholy), ultimately from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía) and adapted with the adjectival suffix + -inen.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈmelɑŋkolinen/, [ˈme̞lɑŋˌko̞line̞n]
- Rhymes: -olinen
- Syllabification(key): me‧lan‧ko‧li‧nen
Adjective[edit]
melankolinen (comparative melankolisempi, superlative melankolisin)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of melankolinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | melankolinen | melankoliset | |
| genitive | melankolisen | melankolisten melankolisien | |
| partitive | melankolista | melankolisia | |
| illative | melankoliseen | melankolisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | melankolinen | melankoliset | |
| accusative | nom. | melankolinen | melankoliset |
| gen. | melankolisen | ||
| genitive | melankolisen | melankolisten melankolisien | |
| partitive | melankolista | melankolisia | |
| inessive | melankolisessa | melankolisissa | |
| elative | melankolisesta | melankolisista | |
| illative | melankoliseen | melankolisiin | |
| adessive | melankolisella | melankolisilla | |
| ablative | melankoliselta | melankolisilta | |
| allative | melankoliselle | melankolisille | |
| essive | melankolisena | melankolisina | |
| translative | melankoliseksi | melankolisiksi | |
| instructive | — | melankolisin | |
| abessive | melankolisetta | melankolisitta | |
| comitative | — | melankolisine | |
| Possessive forms of melankolinen (type nainen) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | melankoliseni | melankolisemme |
| 2nd person | melankolisesi | melankolisenne |
| 3rd person | melankolisensa | |