-kalainen
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See also: kalainen
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-kalainen (front vowel harmony variant -käläinen, linguistic notation -kAlAinen)
- Forms some adjectives, primarily with a demonymic meaning, from monosyllabic stems.
Usage notes
[edit]Attaches to the oblique stem, hence the -i- in me → meikäläinen, as me uses plural inflections.