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kiinteä

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kintedä (compare Estonian kindel, Ingrian kiintiä, Ludian kińďed, Votic tšiintiä), from the same root as kiinni with the adjectival suffix -eä.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːnteæ/, [ˈk̟iːn̪t̪e̞æ]
  • Rhymes: -iːnteæ
  • Syllabification(key): kiin‧te‧ä
  • Hyphenation(key): kiin‧teä

Adjective

kiinteä (comparative kiinteämpi, superlative kiintein)

  1. solid, firm, rigid (in the solid state; having at least a somewhat unyielding texture or structure, tangible but difficult or impossible to change the shape of)
    kiinteä ainesolid matter
    kiinteä taikinafirm dough
    kiinteä muodostelmarigid formation
  2. fixed (not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same)
    kiinteä linja(telephone) landline
    Lainalla on kiinteä korko.
    The loan has a fixed interest rate.
    Internet-yhteydellä on kiinteä kuukausimaksu.
    The Internet connection has a fixed monthly payment.
  3. (figuratively) inseparable, essential, important
    Kansainvälisestä yhteistyöstä on tullut kiinteä osa toimintaamme.
    International cooperation has become an inseparable part of our work.
  4. (law, of property) real
    kiinteä omaisuusreal property
    kiinteä kalustefixture, fitted (article of) furniture

Declension

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

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of immovable): irtain (law)

Derived terms

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