vastainen

== Finnish == === Etymology === vasta- (“counter-, against”) +‎ -inen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑi̯nen/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠tɑ̝i̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -ɑstɑinen Syllabification(key): vas‧tai‧nen Hyphenation(key): vas‧tai‧nen === Adjective === vastainen (comparative vastaisempi, superlative vastaisin) (weather, of wind) foul, head-, contrary vastainen tuuli ― headwind, foul wind (genitive and/or possessive suffix +) anti-, in-, un- omantunnon vastainen ― unconscionable sodanvastainen ― anti-war (time) occurring in the future vastaiset tapahtumat ― future events (genitive +, time, of a night in relation to the next day only) before keskiviikon vastainen yö ― the night before Wednesday syyskuun 21. päivän vastainen yö ― the night before September 21st (chiefly geometry) opposite (as in opposite side) Synonym: vastakkainen (genitive +) against (rules or regulations) lainvastainen ― illegal sääntöjen vastainen ― illegal, against the rules ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === vastainen (nautical) headwind Synonym: vastatuuli ohjata vastaiseen ― to steer upwind, to haul (of land) rising land, climb, 'uphill' Synonyms: vastamaa, vastamäki hiihtää vastaiseen ― to ski uphill ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “vastainen”, 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