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entinen

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *entinen. Equivalent to ensi- + -inen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈentinen/, [ˈe̞n̪t̪ine̞n]
  • Rhymes: -entinen
  • Syllabification(key): en‧ti‧nen
  • Hyphenation(key): en‧ti‧nen

Adjective

entinen (comparative entisempi, superlative entisin) (comparative rare, superlative almost theoretical)

  1. former, erstwhile, previous
    entisessä Neuvostoliitossain the former Soviet Union
    Olen entinen opettaja.
    I am a former teacher.
    Ukki muisteli entistä elämäänsä.
    Grandpa reminisced about his former life.
    Pelto on entistä suota.
    The field is a former swamp.
    Uusi asuntoni on paljon tilavampi kuin entinen.
    My new apartment is much more spacious than the previous one.

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More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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