äidinkielinen

== Finnish == === Etymology === äidinkieli (“mother tongue”) +‎ -inen; see also kielinen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæi̯dinˌkie̯linen/, [ˈæi̯diŋˌk̟ie̞̯line̞n] Rhymes: -ielinen Syllabification(key): äi‧din‧kie‧li‧nen Hyphenation(key): äidin‧kieli‧nen === Adjective === äidinkielinen expressed in one's mother tongue native (who has learned a language in early childhood) äidinkielinen puhuja ― native speaker ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “äidinkielinen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023