omaehtoinen
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== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
oma (“self, own”) + -ehtoinen (“on terms”); “taking place on one's own terms”
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈomɑˌehtoi̯nen/, [ˈo̞mɑ̝ˌe̞ht̪o̞i̯ne̞n]
Rhymes: -ehtoinen
Syllabification(key): o‧ma‧eh‧toi‧nen
Hyphenation(key): oma‧ehtoi‧nen
=== Adjective ===
omaehtoinen (comparative omaehtoisempi, superlative omaehtoisin)
spontaneous, voluntary, self-, autonomous (done by one's own free choice)
Synonym: vapaaehtoinen
omaehtoinen karanteeni ― self-quarantine
olla omaehtoisessa eristyksessä ― to self-isolate
independent, autonomous, spontaneous (not subservient, acting on one's own will)
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
omaehtoisesti
omaehtoisuus
=== Further reading ===
“omaehtoinen”, 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 3 July 2023