tilapäinen

== Finnish == === Etymology === tila (“state”) +‎ -päinen (literally “-headed”). First attested in 1858; compare obsolete tilapäällinen (1853, with -llinen instead of -inen), obsolete tilapää (“occasion, opportunity”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtilɑˌpæi̯nen/, [ˈt̪ilɑ̝ˌpæi̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -æinen Syllabification(key): ti‧la‧päi‧nen Hyphenation(key): tila‧päinen === Adjective === tilapäinen (comparative tilapäisempi, superlative tilapäisin) temporary, provisional (limited in time) occasional, casual (limited to a certain occasion) makeshift (made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted) tilapäinen suoja ― a makeshift shelter ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tilapäinen”, 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