ensimmäinen

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === ensimäinen (archaic) === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *encimeinen. Derived from the superlative of ensi (with the superlative ending -in: *ensin, genitive *ensim(m)än) with +‎ -inen. The geminated -mm- is due to the word falling in line with other superlative words in Finnish (see -in) which have been influenced by the comparative suffix -mpi. Compare Estonian esimene, Ingrian ensimäin, Karelian ensimäine, Livonian e’žmi, Ludian ezmaine, Veps ezmäine, Votic esimein. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈensimːæi̯nen/, [ˈe̞ns̠imˌmæi̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -æinen Syllabification(key): en‧sim‧mäi‧nen Hyphenation(key): en‧sim‧mäi‧nen === Adjective === ensimmäinen first Synonyms: ensi, eka (colloquial), enstemmäinen (colloquial), päällimmäinen former (as opposed to latter) Antonym: jälkimmäinen ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== yhdes === References === Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN === Further reading === “ensimmäinen”, 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