velvollinen

== Finnish == === Etymology === From vel(v)o(i)- (“debt”) (weak plural stem) +‎ -llinen, with -v- as an archaic weak grade of -k-. Compare velvoittaa (“to oblige”) and later velallinen (“debtor”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋelʋolːinen/, [ˈʋe̞lʋo̞lˌline̞n] Rhymes: -inen Syllabification(key): vel‧vol‧li‧nen Hyphenation(key): vel‧vol‧li‧nen === Adjective === velvollinen (comparative velvollisempi, superlative velvollisin) bound, obliged, liable (having the obligation to) [with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’] verovelvollinen ― liable to pay tax ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “velvollinen”, 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