-himoinen
التعريفات والمعاني
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
himo (“lust, desire, craving”) + -inen
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /-ˌhimoi̯nen/, [-ˌhimo̞i̯ne̞n]
Rhymes: -imoinen
Syllabification(key): hi‧moi‧nen
Hyphenation(key): hi‧moi‧nen
=== Adjective ===
-himoinen (comparative -himoisempi, superlative -himoisin)
Having a lust, desire or craving for.
kosto (“revenge”) + -himoinen → kostonhimoinen (“revengeful, vindictive”)
kunnia (“honour”) + -himoinen → kunnianhimoinen (“ambitious”)
murha (“murder”) + -himoinen → murhanhimoinen (“homicidal, murderous”)
nautinto (“pleasure”) + -himoinen → nautinnonhimoinen (“self-indulgent”)
peli (“game”) + -himoinen → pelihimoinen (“addicted to gambling”)
raha (“money”) + -himoinen → rahanhimoinen (“greedy, extortionate”)
saalis (“prey, booty”) + -himoinen → saaliinhimoinen (“voracious, rapacious”)
valta (“power”) + -himoinen → vallanhimoinen (“greedy for power”)
veri (“blood”) + -himoinen → verenhimoinen (“bloodthirsty”)
viina (“spirit”) + -himoinen → viinanhimoinen (“addicted to alcohol”)
voitto (“profit”) + -himoinen → voitonhimoinen (“mercenary, venal”)
==== Usage notes ====
Most words formed using this suffix have negative connotations.
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“-himoinen”, 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
=== Anagrams ===
hiominen