parhain
Finnish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editThe regular superlative of paras, which was not originally the superlative of hyvä as it is today.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editparhain
Declension
editInflection of parhain (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation) | |||
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nominative | parhain | parhaimmat | |
genitive | parhaimman | parhaimpien parhainten | |
partitive | parhainta | parhaimpia | |
illative | parhaimpaan | parhaimpiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | parhain | parhaimmat | |
accusative | nom. | parhain | parhaimmat |
gen. | parhaimman | ||
genitive | parhaimman | parhaimpien parhainten parhaimpain rare | |
partitive | parhainta | parhaimpia | |
inessive | parhaimmassa | parhaimmissa | |
elative | parhaimmasta | parhaimmista | |
illative | parhaimpaan | parhaimpiin | |
adessive | parhaimmalla | parhaimmilla | |
ablative | parhaimmalta | parhaimmilta | |
allative | parhaimmalle | parhaimmille | |
essive | parhaimpana | parhaimpina | |
translative | parhaimmaksi | parhaimmiksi | |
abessive | parhaimmatta | parhaimmitta | |
instructive | — | parhaimmin | |
comitative | — | parhaimpine |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “parhain”, 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 2023-12-01