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myönteinen

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Finnish

Etymology

myöntää (to concede, admit, affirm) + -inen. Coined by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt in 1847.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmyø̯ntei̯nen/, [ˈmyø̞̯n̪t̪e̞i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -yønteinen
  • Syllabification(key): myön‧tei‧nen
  • Hyphenation(key): myön‧tei‧nen

Adjective

myönteinen (comparative myönteisempi, superlative myönteisin)

  1. positive (inspiring positive reactions)
  2. favourable/favorable
    myönteinen vastausa favourable answer
  3. affirmative
  4. (in compounds) pro-
    eurooppamyönteinenpro-European

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