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pidättyväinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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pidättyvä +‎ -inen; from the active present participle of pidättyä, and the suffix -inen — this adjective has very often the suffix -inen to give the sense "inclined/(pre)disposed to have (the quality that the suffix-free adjective describes)".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpidætːyʋæi̯nen/, [ˈpidæt̪̚ˌt̪yʋæi̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -æinen
  • Hyphenation(key): pi‧dät‧ty‧väi‧nen

Adjective

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pidättyväinen (comparative pidättyväisempi, superlative pidättyväisin)

  1. reserved, reticent, inhibited
  2. retiring, withdrawn, aloof, standoffish, distant
  3. abstemious, temperate, moderate (with alcohol)
  4. continent, celibate, abstinent (in respect to sex)

Declension

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

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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