mustalainen
Finnish
editEtymology
editmusta (“black”) + -lainen. Compare Estonian mustlane.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmustalainen
- (varying from neutral to pejorative) gypsy
Usage notes
editWhile many of the Finnish Roma community accept this term, it is official and better accepted to use the term romani.
Declension
editInflection of mustalainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | mustalainen | mustalaiset | |
genitive | mustalaisen | mustalaisten mustalaisien | |
partitive | mustalaista | mustalaisia | |
illative | mustalaiseen | mustalaisiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | mustalainen | mustalaiset | |
accusative | nom. | mustalainen | mustalaiset |
gen. | mustalaisen | ||
genitive | mustalaisen | mustalaisten mustalaisien | |
partitive | mustalaista | mustalaisia | |
inessive | mustalaisessa | mustalaisissa | |
elative | mustalaisesta | mustalaisista | |
illative | mustalaiseen | mustalaisiin | |
adessive | mustalaisella | mustalaisilla | |
ablative | mustalaiselta | mustalaisilta | |
allative | mustalaiselle | mustalaisille | |
essive | mustalaisena | mustalaisina | |
translative | mustalaiseksi | mustalaisiksi | |
abessive | mustalaisetta | mustalaisitta | |
instructive | — | mustalaisin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
edit- See: romani
Derived terms
editcompounds
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “mustalainen”, 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