maltillinen
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
maltti (“restraint, patience, temper”) + -llinen. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1874.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
maltillinen (comparative maltillisempi, superlative maltillisin)
- moderate, sober, level-headed (not excessive; acting in moderation)
- calm, collected, self-possessed
Declension edit
Inflection of maltillinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | maltillinen | maltilliset | |
genitive | maltillisen | maltillisten maltillisien | |
partitive | maltillista | maltillisia | |
illative | maltilliseen | maltillisiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | maltillinen | maltilliset | |
accusative | nom. | maltillinen | maltilliset |
gen. | maltillisen | ||
genitive | maltillisen | maltillisten maltillisien | |
partitive | maltillista | maltillisia | |
inessive | maltillisessa | maltillisissa | |
elative | maltillisesta | maltillisista | |
illative | maltilliseen | maltillisiin | |
adessive | maltillisella | maltillisilla | |
ablative | maltilliselta | maltillisilta | |
allative | maltilliselle | maltillisille | |
essive | maltillisena | maltillisina | |
translative | maltilliseksi | maltillisiksi | |
abessive | maltillisetta | maltillisitta | |
instructive | — | maltillisin | |
comitative | — | maltillisine |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “maltillinen”, 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 2023-07-03