primaarinen

See also: primäärinen

Finnish

Alternative forms

• primäärinen

Etymology

Internationalism (see English primary), ultimately from Latin prīmārius and adapted with the adjectival suffix +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprimɑːrinen/, [ˈprimɑ̝ːˌrine̞n]
• Rhymes: -inen
• Syllabification^(key): pri‧maa‧ri‧nen
• Hyphenation^(key): pri‧maa‧ri‧nen

Adjective

primaarinen (comparative primaarisempi, superlative primaarisin)

1. primary

Declension

Inflection of primaarinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		primaarinen	primaariset
genitive		primaarisen	primaaristen primaarisien
partitive		primaarista	primaarisia
illative		primaariseen	primaarisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		primaarinen	primaariset
accusative	nom.	primaarinen	primaariset
	gen.	primaarisen
genitive		primaarisen	primaaristen primaarisien
partitive		primaarista	primaarisia
inessive		primaarisessa	primaarisissa
elative		primaarisesta	primaarisista
illative		primaariseen	primaarisiin
adessive		primaarisella	primaarisilla
ablative		primaariselta	primaarisilta
allative		primaariselle	primaarisille
essive		primaarisena	primaarisina
translative		primaariseksi	primaarisiksi
abessive		primaarisetta	primaarisitta
instructive		—	primaarisin
comitative		—	primaarisine

Possessive forms of primaarinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative primaariseni primaariseni accusative nom. primaariseni primaariseni gen. primaariseni genitive primaariseni primaaristeni primaarisieni partitive primaaristani primaarisiani inessive primaarisessani primaarisissani elative primaarisestani primaarisistani illative primaariseeni primaarisiini adessive primaarisellani primaarisillani ablative primaariseltani primaarisiltani allative primaariselleni primaarisilleni essive primaarisenani primaarisinani translative primaarisekseni primaarisikseni abessive primaarisettani primaarisittani instructive — — comitative — primaarisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative primaarisesi primaarisesi accusative nom. primaarisesi primaarisesi gen. primaarisesi genitive primaarisesi primaaristesi primaarisiesi partitive primaaristasi primaarisiasi inessive primaarisessasi primaarisissasi elative primaarisestasi primaarisistasi illative primaariseesi primaarisiisi adessive primaarisellasi primaarisillasi ablative primaariseltasi primaarisiltasi allative primaarisellesi primaarisillesi essive primaarisenasi primaarisinasi translative primaariseksesi primaarisiksesi abessive primaarisettasi primaarisittasi instructive — — comitative — primaarisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative primaarisemme primaarisemme accusative nom. primaarisemme primaarisemme gen. primaarisemme genitive primaarisemme primaaristemme primaarisiemme partitive primaaristamme primaarisiamme inessive primaarisessamme primaarisissamme elative primaarisestamme primaarisistamme illative primaariseemme primaarisiimme adessive primaarisellamme primaarisillamme ablative primaariseltamme primaarisiltamme allative primaarisellemme primaarisillemme essive primaarisenamme primaarisinamme translative primaariseksemme primaarisiksemme abessive primaarisettamme primaarisittamme instructive — — comitative — primaarisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative primaarisenne primaarisenne accusative nom. primaarisenne primaarisenne gen. primaarisenne genitive primaarisenne primaaristenne primaarisienne partitive primaaristanne primaarisianne inessive primaarisessanne primaarisissanne elative primaarisestanne primaarisistanne illative primaariseenne primaarisiinne adessive primaarisellanne primaarisillanne ablative primaariseltanne primaarisiltanne allative primaarisellenne primaarisillenne essive primaarisenanne primaarisinanne translative primaariseksenne primaarisiksenne abessive primaarisettanne primaarisittanne instructive — — comitative — primaarisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative primaarisensa primaarisensa accusative nom. primaarisensa primaarisensa gen. primaarisensa genitive primaarisensa primaaristensa primaarisiensa partitive primaaristaan primaaristansa primaarisiaan primaarisiansa inessive primaarisessaan primaarisessansa primaarisissaan primaarisissansa elative primaarisestaan primaarisestansa primaarisistaan primaarisistansa illative primaariseensa primaarisiinsa adessive primaarisellaan primaarisellansa primaarisillaan primaarisillansa ablative primaariseltaan primaariseltansa primaarisiltaan primaarisiltansa allative primaariselleen primaarisellensa primaarisilleen primaarisillensa essive primaarisenaan primaarisenansa primaarisinaan primaarisinansa translative primaarisekseen primaariseksensa primaarisikseen primaarisiksensa abessive primaarisettaan primaarisettansa primaarisittaan primaarisittansa instructive — — comitative — primaarisineen primaarisinensa

Derived terms

• primaarisesti
• primaarisuus

compounds

• primaaripreventio
• primaarirakenne

Further reading

• “primaarinen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023