vaivainen

== Finnish == === Etymology === From vaiva (“ailment”) +‎ -inen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑi̯ʋɑi̯nen/, [ˈʋɑ̝i̯ʋɑ̝i̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -ɑiʋɑinen Syllabification(key): vai‧vai‧nen Hyphenation(key): vai‧vai‧nen === Adjective === vaivainen (comparative vaivaisempi, superlative vaivaisin) measly, paltry, miserable, wretched, pitiful, scrubby crippled ==== Declension ==== === Noun === vaivainen pauper cripple ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “vaivainen”, 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 4 July 2023