harvinainen

== Finnish == === Etymology === harvi- (“few”) +‎ -nainen; the -i- is not regular, but may be by contamination from the dialectal harviainen (= harva +‎ -iainen). Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1851. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑrʋinɑi̯nen/, [ˈhɑ̝rʋiˌnɑ̝i̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -ɑinen Syllabification(key): har‧vi‧nai‧nen Hyphenation(key): har‧vi‧nai‧nen === Adjective === harvinainen (comparative harvinaisempi, superlative harvinaisin) rare, uncommon ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== yleinen ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “harvinainen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (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