persoonallinen

Finnish

Etymology

persoona (“person”) +‎ -llinen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpersoːnɑlːinen/, [ˈpe̞rs̠o̞ːˌnɑ̝lːine̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːinen
• Syllabification^(key): per‧soo‧nal‧li‧nen

Adjective

persoonallinen (comparative persoonallisempi, superlative persoonallisin)

1. distinctive (characteristic or typical to somebody)

   Hänellä on hyvin persoonallinen pukeutumistyyli.

   Her style of clothing is very distinctive.

Usage notes

"Personal" is henkilökohtainen.

Declension

Inflection of persoonallinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		persoonallinen	persoonalliset
genitive		persoonallisen	persoonallisten persoonallisien
partitive		persoonallista	persoonallisia
illative		persoonalliseen	persoonallisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		persoonallinen	persoonalliset
accusative	nom.	persoonallinen	persoonalliset
	gen.	persoonallisen
genitive		persoonallisen	persoonallisten persoonallisien
partitive		persoonallista	persoonallisia
inessive		persoonallisessa	persoonallisissa
elative		persoonallisesta	persoonallisista
illative		persoonalliseen	persoonallisiin
adessive		persoonallisella	persoonallisilla
ablative		persoonalliselta	persoonallisilta
allative		persoonalliselle	persoonallisille
essive		persoonallisena	persoonallisina
translative		persoonalliseksi	persoonallisiksi
abessive		persoonallisetta	persoonallisitta
instructive		—	persoonallisin
comitative		—	persoonallisine

Possessive forms of persoonallinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative persoonalliseni persoonalliseni accusative nom. persoonalliseni persoonalliseni gen. persoonalliseni genitive persoonalliseni persoonallisteni persoonallisieni partitive persoonallistani persoonallisiani inessive persoonallisessani persoonallisissani elative persoonallisestani persoonallisistani illative persoonalliseeni persoonallisiini adessive persoonallisellani persoonallisillani ablative persoonalliseltani persoonallisiltani allative persoonalliselleni persoonallisilleni essive persoonallisenani persoonallisinani translative persoonallisekseni persoonallisikseni abessive persoonallisettani persoonallisittani instructive — — comitative — persoonallisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative persoonallisesi persoonallisesi accusative nom. persoonallisesi persoonallisesi gen. persoonallisesi genitive persoonallisesi persoonallistesi persoonallisiesi partitive persoonallistasi persoonallisiasi inessive persoonallisessasi persoonallisissasi elative persoonallisestasi persoonallisistasi illative persoonalliseesi persoonallisiisi adessive persoonallisellasi persoonallisillasi ablative persoonalliseltasi persoonallisiltasi allative persoonallisellesi persoonallisillesi essive persoonallisenasi persoonallisinasi translative persoonalliseksesi persoonallisiksesi abessive persoonallisettasi persoonallisittasi instructive — — comitative — persoonallisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative persoonallisemme persoonallisemme accusative nom. persoonallisemme persoonallisemme gen. persoonallisemme genitive persoonallisemme persoonallistemme persoonallisiemme partitive persoonallistamme persoonallisiamme inessive persoonallisessamme persoonallisissamme elative persoonallisestamme persoonallisistamme illative persoonalliseemme persoonallisiimme adessive persoonallisellamme persoonallisillamme ablative persoonalliseltamme persoonallisiltamme allative persoonallisellemme persoonallisillemme essive persoonallisenamme persoonallisinamme translative persoonalliseksemme persoonallisiksemme abessive persoonallisettamme persoonallisittamme instructive — — comitative — persoonallisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative persoonallisenne persoonallisenne accusative nom. persoonallisenne persoonallisenne gen. persoonallisenne genitive persoonallisenne persoonallistenne persoonallisienne partitive persoonallistanne persoonallisianne inessive persoonallisessanne persoonallisissanne elative persoonallisestanne persoonallisistanne illative persoonalliseenne persoonallisiinne adessive persoonallisellanne persoonallisillanne ablative persoonalliseltanne persoonallisiltanne allative persoonallisellenne persoonallisillenne essive persoonallisenanne persoonallisinanne translative persoonalliseksenne persoonallisiksenne abessive persoonallisettanne persoonallisittanne instructive — — comitative — persoonallisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative persoonallisensa persoonallisensa accusative nom. persoonallisensa persoonallisensa gen. persoonallisensa genitive persoonallisensa persoonallistensa persoonallisiensa partitive persoonallistaan persoonallistansa persoonallisiaan persoonallisiansa inessive persoonallisessaan persoonallisessansa persoonallisissaan persoonallisissansa elative persoonallisestaan persoonallisestansa persoonallisistaan persoonallisistansa illative persoonalliseensa persoonallisiinsa adessive persoonallisellaan persoonallisellansa persoonallisillaan persoonallisillansa ablative persoonalliseltaan persoonalliseltansa persoonallisiltaan persoonallisiltansa allative persoonalliselleen persoonallisellensa persoonallisilleen persoonallisillensa essive persoonallisenaan persoonallisenansa persoonallisinaan persoonallisinansa translative persoonallisekseen persoonalliseksensa persoonallisikseen persoonallisiksensa abessive persoonallisettaan persoonallisettansa persoonallisittaan persoonallisittansa instructive — — comitative — persoonallisineen persoonallisinensa

Coordinate terms

• henkilökohtainen
• yksilöllinen

Derived terms

• persoonallisesti
• persoonallisuus

Further reading

• “persoonallinen”, 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