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-himoinen

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Finnish

Etymology

himo (“lust, desire, craving”) +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-ˌhimoi̯nen/, [-ˌhimo̞i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -imoinen
  • Syllabification(key): hi‧moi‧nen
  • Hyphenation(key): hi‧moi‧nen

Adjective

-himoinen (comparative -himoisempi, superlative -himoisin)

  1. Having a lust, desire or craving for.
    ‎kosto (“revenge”) + ‎-himoinen → ‎kostonhimoinen (“revengeful, vindictive”)
    ‎kunnia (“honour”) + ‎-himoinen → ‎kunnianhimoinen (“ambitious”)
    ‎murha (“murder”) + ‎-himoinen → ‎murhanhimoinen (“homicidal, murderous”)
    ‎nautinto (“pleasure”) + ‎-himoinen → ‎nautinnonhimoinen (“self-indulgent”)
    ‎peli (“game”) + ‎-himoinen → ‎pelihimoinen (“addicted to gambling”)
    ‎raha (“money”) + ‎-himoinen → ‎rahanhimoinen (“greedy, extortionate”)
    ‎saalis (“prey, booty”) + ‎-himoinen → ‎saaliinhimoinen (“voracious, rapacious”)
    ‎valta (“power”) + ‎-himoinen → ‎vallanhimoinen (“greedy for power”)
    ‎veri (“blood”) + ‎-himoinen → ‎verenhimoinen (“bloodthirsty”)
    ‎viina (“spirit”) + ‎-himoinen → ‎viinanhimoinen (“addicted to alcohol”)
    ‎voitto (“profit”) + ‎-himoinen → ‎voitonhimoinen (“mercenary, venal”)

Usage notes

Most words formed using this suffix have negative connotations.

Declension

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Derived terms

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