varsinainen

== Finnish == === Etymology === varsi- (“stem, handle”) (plural stem) +‎ -nainen (compare varsin). Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1836; originally “permanent” in the folk language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrsinɑi̯nen/, [ˈʋɑ̝rs̠iˌnɑ̝i̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -ɑinen Syllabification(key): var‧si‧nai‧nen Hyphenation(key): var‧si‧nai‧nen === Adjective === varsinainen (not comparable) proper, actual, real, essential (in the very strictest sense of the word; entitled to its name, true) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “varsinainen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (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