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puolueellinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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puolue ((political) party) +‎ -llinen. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot; first attested in Elias Lönnrot; A. H. Kallio (ed.): Lisävihko Elias Lönnrotin Suomalais-Ruotsalaiseen sanakirjaan ("Supplement to Elias Lönnrot's Finnish-Swedish Dictionary", 1886).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpuo̯lueːlːinen/, [ˈpuo̞̯luˌe̞ːlːine̞n]
  • Rhymes: -eːlːinen
  • Syllabification(key): puo‧lu‧eel‧li‧nen
  • Hyphenation(key): puo‧lu‧eel‧li‧nen

Adjective

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puolueellinen (comparative puolueellisempi, superlative puolueellisin)

  1. biased, partisan, partial
  2. prejudiced

Declension

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

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “puolue”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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