-eleinen

== Finnish == === Etymology === ele (“gesture”) +‎ -inen (“-ed”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /-ˌelei̯nen/, [-ˌe̞le̞i̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -eleinen Syllabification(key): e‧lei‧nen Hyphenation(key): elei‧nen === Adjective === -eleinen (in compounds) gesturing or behaving in a certain manner, no meaningful English translation ‎suuri (“large”) + ‎-eleinen → ‎suurieleinen (“pompous, extravagant, grandiloquent”) ‎vähä (“little”) + ‎-eleinen → ‎vähäeleinen (“discreet, unassuming, retiring, quiet”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “-eleinen”, 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 2 July 2023