verkkainen

== Finnish == === Etymology === Proto-Finnic *vërkka +‎ -inen (from the root also dialectal verkka with the meaning "industrious" in addition to the meaning "slow, silent"). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋerkːɑi̯nen/, [ˈʋe̞rkːɑ̝i̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -erkːɑinen Syllabification(key): verk‧kai‧nen Hyphenation(key): verk‧kai‧nen === Adjective === verkkainen (comparative verkkaisempi, superlative verkkaisin) slow, sluggish deliberate, cautious, careful ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== verkkaisesti verkkaisuus === Further reading === “verkkainen”, 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