valkoinen

== Finnish == === Etymology === valko- (“white”) +‎ -inen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlkoi̯nen/, [ˈʋɑ̝lko̞i̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -ɑlkoinen Syllabification(key): val‧koi‧nen Hyphenation(key): val‧koi‧nen === Adjective === valkoinen (comparative valkoisempi, superlative valkoisin) white (of colour) Caucasian, white (of or pertaining to people with light coloured skin) ==== Usage notes ==== The combining form is valko-. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (colour): valkea (skin colour): valkoihoinen ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “colour”): musta ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Noun === valkoinen white (colour) Caucasian, White (person) (in the plural, historical) "Whites", in the Finnish civil war of 1918 ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (colour): valkea (Caucasian): valkoihoinen ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “colour”): musta === See also === vaalea valo === Further reading === “valkoinen”, 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