sievoinen

Finnish

Etymology

sievä +‎ -oinen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsie̯ʋoi̯nen/, [ˈs̠ie̞̯ʋo̞i̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -ieʋoinen
• Syllabification^(key): sie‧voi‧nen
• Hyphenation^(key): sie‧voi‧nen

Adjective

sievoinen (comparative sievoisempi, superlative sievoisin)

1. bountiful, nice, tidy, hefty, quite a (generous; considerable)

Usage notes

Used in positive contexts.

Declension

Inflection of sievoinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		sievoinen	sievoiset
genitive		sievoisen	sievoisten sievoisien
partitive		sievoista	sievoisia
illative		sievoiseen	sievoisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		sievoinen	sievoiset
accusative	nom.	sievoinen	sievoiset
	gen.	sievoisen
genitive		sievoisen	sievoisten sievoisien
partitive		sievoista	sievoisia
inessive		sievoisessa	sievoisissa
elative		sievoisesta	sievoisista
illative		sievoiseen	sievoisiin
adessive		sievoisella	sievoisilla
ablative		sievoiselta	sievoisilta
allative		sievoiselle	sievoisille
essive		sievoisena	sievoisina
translative		sievoiseksi	sievoisiksi
abessive		sievoisetta	sievoisitta
instructive		—	sievoisin
comitative		—	sievoisine

Possessive forms of sievoinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sievoiseni sievoiseni accusative nom. sievoiseni sievoiseni gen. sievoiseni genitive sievoiseni sievoisteni sievoisieni partitive sievoistani sievoisiani inessive sievoisessani sievoisissani elative sievoisestani sievoisistani illative sievoiseeni sievoisiini adessive sievoisellani sievoisillani ablative sievoiseltani sievoisiltani allative sievoiselleni sievoisilleni essive sievoisenani sievoisinani translative sievoisekseni sievoisikseni abessive sievoisettani sievoisittani instructive — — comitative — sievoisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sievoisesi sievoisesi accusative nom. sievoisesi sievoisesi gen. sievoisesi genitive sievoisesi sievoistesi sievoisiesi partitive sievoistasi sievoisiasi inessive sievoisessasi sievoisissasi elative sievoisestasi sievoisistasi illative sievoiseesi sievoisiisi adessive sievoisellasi sievoisillasi ablative sievoiseltasi sievoisiltasi allative sievoisellesi sievoisillesi essive sievoisenasi sievoisinasi translative sievoiseksesi sievoisiksesi abessive sievoisettasi sievoisittasi instructive — — comitative — sievoisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sievoisemme sievoisemme accusative nom. sievoisemme sievoisemme gen. sievoisemme genitive sievoisemme sievoistemme sievoisiemme partitive sievoistamme sievoisiamme inessive sievoisessamme sievoisissamme elative sievoisestamme sievoisistamme illative sievoiseemme sievoisiimme adessive sievoisellamme sievoisillamme ablative sievoiseltamme sievoisiltamme allative sievoisellemme sievoisillemme essive sievoisenamme sievoisinamme translative sievoiseksemme sievoisiksemme abessive sievoisettamme sievoisittamme instructive — — comitative — sievoisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sievoisenne sievoisenne accusative nom. sievoisenne sievoisenne gen. sievoisenne genitive sievoisenne sievoistenne sievoisienne partitive sievoistanne sievoisianne inessive sievoisessanne sievoisissanne elative sievoisestanne sievoisistanne illative sievoiseenne sievoisiinne adessive sievoisellanne sievoisillanne ablative sievoiseltanne sievoisiltanne allative sievoisellenne sievoisillenne essive sievoisenanne sievoisinanne translative sievoiseksenne sievoisiksenne abessive sievoisettanne sievoisittanne instructive — — comitative — sievoisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sievoisensa sievoisensa accusative nom. sievoisensa sievoisensa gen. sievoisensa genitive sievoisensa sievoistensa sievoisiensa partitive sievoistaan sievoistansa sievoisiaan sievoisiansa inessive sievoisessaan sievoisessansa sievoisissaan sievoisissansa elative sievoisestaan sievoisestansa sievoisistaan sievoisistansa illative sievoiseensa sievoisiinsa adessive sievoisellaan sievoisellansa sievoisillaan sievoisillansa ablative sievoiseltaan sievoiseltansa sievoisiltaan sievoisiltansa allative sievoiselleen sievoisellensa sievoisilleen sievoisillensa essive sievoisenaan sievoisenansa sievoisinaan sievoisinansa translative sievoisekseen sievoiseksensa sievoisikseen sievoisiksensa abessive sievoisettaan sievoisettansa sievoisittaan sievoisittansa instructive — — comitative — sievoisineen sievoisinensa

Further reading

• “sievoinen”, 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 3 July 2023