ironinen

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English ironic), ultimately from Late Latin īrōnicus and adapted with the adjectival suffix +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈironinen/, [ˈiro̞ˌnine̞n]
• Rhymes: -inen
• Syllabification^(key): i‧ro‧ni‧nen

Adjective

ironinen (comparative ironisempi, superlative ironisin)

1. ironic

Declension

Inflection of ironinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		ironinen	ironiset
genitive		ironisen	ironisten ironisien
partitive		ironista	ironisia
illative		ironiseen	ironisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		ironinen	ironiset
accusative	nom.	ironinen	ironiset
	gen.	ironisen
genitive		ironisen	ironisten ironisien
partitive		ironista	ironisia
inessive		ironisessa	ironisissa
elative		ironisesta	ironisista
illative		ironiseen	ironisiin
adessive		ironisella	ironisilla
ablative		ironiselta	ironisilta
allative		ironiselle	ironisille
essive		ironisena	ironisina
translative		ironiseksi	ironisiksi
abessive		ironisetta	ironisitta
instructive		—	ironisin
comitative		—	ironisine

Possessive forms of ironinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ironiseni ironiseni accusative nom. ironiseni ironiseni gen. ironiseni genitive ironiseni ironisteni ironisieni partitive ironistani ironisiani inessive ironisessani ironisissani elative ironisestani ironisistani illative ironiseeni ironisiini adessive ironisellani ironisillani ablative ironiseltani ironisiltani allative ironiselleni ironisilleni essive ironisenani ironisinani translative ironisekseni ironisikseni abessive ironisettani ironisittani instructive — — comitative — ironisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ironisesi ironisesi accusative nom. ironisesi ironisesi gen. ironisesi genitive ironisesi ironistesi ironisiesi partitive ironistasi ironisiasi inessive ironisessasi ironisissasi elative ironisestasi ironisistasi illative ironiseesi ironisiisi adessive ironisellasi ironisillasi ablative ironiseltasi ironisiltasi allative ironisellesi ironisillesi essive ironisenasi ironisinasi translative ironiseksesi ironisiksesi abessive ironisettasi ironisittasi instructive — — comitative — ironisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ironisemme ironisemme accusative nom. ironisemme ironisemme gen. ironisemme genitive ironisemme ironistemme ironisiemme partitive ironistamme ironisiamme inessive ironisessamme ironisissamme elative ironisestamme ironisistamme illative ironiseemme ironisiimme adessive ironisellamme ironisillamme ablative ironiseltamme ironisiltamme allative ironisellemme ironisillemme essive ironisenamme ironisinamme translative ironiseksemme ironisiksemme abessive ironisettamme ironisittamme instructive — — comitative — ironisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ironisenne ironisenne accusative nom. ironisenne ironisenne gen. ironisenne genitive ironisenne ironistenne ironisienne partitive ironistanne ironisianne inessive ironisessanne ironisissanne elative ironisestanne ironisistanne illative ironiseenne ironisiinne adessive ironisellanne ironisillanne ablative ironiseltanne ironisiltanne allative ironisellenne ironisillenne essive ironisenanne ironisinanne translative ironiseksenne ironisiksenne abessive ironisettanne ironisittanne instructive — — comitative — ironisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ironisensa ironisensa accusative nom. ironisensa ironisensa gen. ironisensa genitive ironisensa ironistensa ironisiensa partitive ironistaan ironistansa ironisiaan ironisiansa inessive ironisessaan ironisessansa ironisissaan ironisissansa elative ironisestaan ironisestansa ironisistaan ironisistansa illative ironiseensa ironisiinsa adessive ironisellaan ironisellansa ironisillaan ironisillansa ablative ironiseltaan ironiseltansa ironisiltaan ironisiltansa allative ironiselleen ironisellensa ironisilleen ironisillensa essive ironisenaan ironisenansa ironisinaan ironisinansa translative ironisekseen ironiseksensa ironisikseen ironisiksensa abessive ironisettaan ironisettansa ironisittaan ironisittansa instructive — — comitative — ironisineen ironisinensa

Derived terms

• ironisesti
• ironisoida
• ironisuus

 

compounds

• itseironinen

 

Further reading

• “ironinen”, 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 2023-07-02