mefistomainen

Finnish

Etymology

Mefisto (“Mephistopheles”) +‎ -mainen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmefistomɑi̯nen/, [ˈme̞fis̠to̞ˌmɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑinen
• Syllabification^(key): me‧fis‧to‧mai‧nen

Adjective

mefistomainen

1. Mephistophelean

Declension

Inflection of mefistomainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		mefistomainen	mefistomaiset
genitive		mefistomaisen	mefistomaisten mefistomaisien
partitive		mefistomaista	mefistomaisia
illative		mefistomaiseen	mefistomaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		mefistomainen	mefistomaiset
accusative	nom.	mefistomainen	mefistomaiset
	gen.	mefistomaisen
genitive		mefistomaisen	mefistomaisten mefistomaisien
partitive		mefistomaista	mefistomaisia
inessive		mefistomaisessa	mefistomaisissa
elative		mefistomaisesta	mefistomaisista
illative		mefistomaiseen	mefistomaisiin
adessive		mefistomaisella	mefistomaisilla
ablative		mefistomaiselta	mefistomaisilta
allative		mefistomaiselle	mefistomaisille
essive		mefistomaisena	mefistomaisina
translative		mefistomaiseksi	mefistomaisiksi
abessive		mefistomaisetta	mefistomaisitta
instructive		—	mefistomaisin
comitative		—	mefistomaisine

Possessive forms of mefistomainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mefistomaiseni mefistomaiseni accusative nom. mefistomaiseni mefistomaiseni gen. mefistomaiseni genitive mefistomaiseni mefistomaisteni mefistomaisieni partitive mefistomaistani mefistomaisiani inessive mefistomaisessani mefistomaisissani elative mefistomaisestani mefistomaisistani illative mefistomaiseeni mefistomaisiini adessive mefistomaisellani mefistomaisillani ablative mefistomaiseltani mefistomaisiltani allative mefistomaiselleni mefistomaisilleni essive mefistomaisenani mefistomaisinani translative mefistomaisekseni mefistomaisikseni abessive mefistomaisettani mefistomaisittani instructive — — comitative — mefistomaisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mefistomaisesi mefistomaisesi accusative nom. mefistomaisesi mefistomaisesi gen. mefistomaisesi genitive mefistomaisesi mefistomaistesi mefistomaisiesi partitive mefistomaistasi mefistomaisiasi inessive mefistomaisessasi mefistomaisissasi elative mefistomaisestasi mefistomaisistasi illative mefistomaiseesi mefistomaisiisi adessive mefistomaisellasi mefistomaisillasi ablative mefistomaiseltasi mefistomaisiltasi allative mefistomaisellesi mefistomaisillesi essive mefistomaisenasi mefistomaisinasi translative mefistomaiseksesi mefistomaisiksesi abessive mefistomaisettasi mefistomaisittasi instructive — — comitative — mefistomaisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mefistomaisemme mefistomaisemme accusative nom. mefistomaisemme mefistomaisemme gen. mefistomaisemme genitive mefistomaisemme mefistomaistemme mefistomaisiemme partitive mefistomaistamme mefistomaisiamme inessive mefistomaisessamme mefistomaisissamme elative mefistomaisestamme mefistomaisistamme illative mefistomaiseemme mefistomaisiimme adessive mefistomaisellamme mefistomaisillamme ablative mefistomaiseltamme mefistomaisiltamme allative mefistomaisellemme mefistomaisillemme essive mefistomaisenamme mefistomaisinamme translative mefistomaiseksemme mefistomaisiksemme abessive mefistomaisettamme mefistomaisittamme instructive — — comitative — mefistomaisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mefistomaisenne mefistomaisenne accusative nom. mefistomaisenne mefistomaisenne gen. mefistomaisenne genitive mefistomaisenne mefistomaistenne mefistomaisienne partitive mefistomaistanne mefistomaisianne inessive mefistomaisessanne mefistomaisissanne elative mefistomaisestanne mefistomaisistanne illative mefistomaiseenne mefistomaisiinne adessive mefistomaisellanne mefistomaisillanne ablative mefistomaiseltanne mefistomaisiltanne allative mefistomaisellenne mefistomaisillenne essive mefistomaisenanne mefistomaisinanne translative mefistomaiseksenne mefistomaisiksenne abessive mefistomaisettanne mefistomaisittanne instructive — — comitative — mefistomaisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mefistomaisensa mefistomaisensa accusative nom. mefistomaisensa mefistomaisensa gen. mefistomaisensa genitive mefistomaisensa mefistomaistensa mefistomaisiensa partitive mefistomaistaan mefistomaistansa mefistomaisiaan mefistomaisiansa inessive mefistomaisessaan mefistomaisessansa mefistomaisissaan mefistomaisissansa elative mefistomaisestaan mefistomaisestansa mefistomaisistaan mefistomaisistansa illative mefistomaiseensa mefistomaisiinsa adessive mefistomaisellaan mefistomaisellansa mefistomaisillaan mefistomaisillansa ablative mefistomaiseltaan mefistomaiseltansa mefistomaisiltaan mefistomaisiltansa allative mefistomaiselleen mefistomaisellensa mefistomaisilleen mefistomaisillensa essive mefistomaisenaan mefistomaisenansa mefistomaisinaan mefistomaisinansa translative mefistomaisekseen mefistomaiseksensa mefistomaisikseen mefistomaisiksensa abessive mefistomaisettaan mefistomaisettansa mefistomaisittaan mefistomaisittansa instructive — — comitative — mefistomaisineen mefistomaisinensa

Synonyms

• paholaismainen

Further reading

• “mefistomainen”, 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