plastinen

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English plastic), ultimately from Latin plasticus and adapted with the adjectival suffix +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɑstinen/, [ˈplɑ̝s̠tine̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑstinen
• Syllabification^(key): plas‧ti‧nen

Adjective

plastinen (comparative plastisempi, superlative plastisin)

1. plastic, malleable; flexible, pliant (capable of being moulded)
2. plastic (biology: capable of adapting to varying conditions)
3. plastic (of or pertaining to the inelastic, non-brittle, deformation of a materia)

Declension

Inflection of plastinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		plastinen	plastiset
genitive		plastisen	plastisten plastisien
partitive		plastista	plastisia
illative		plastiseen	plastisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		plastinen	plastiset
accusative	nom.	plastinen	plastiset
	gen.	plastisen
genitive		plastisen	plastisten plastisien
partitive		plastista	plastisia
inessive		plastisessa	plastisissa
elative		plastisesta	plastisista
illative		plastiseen	plastisiin
adessive		plastisella	plastisilla
ablative		plastiselta	plastisilta
allative		plastiselle	plastisille
essive		plastisena	plastisina
translative		plastiseksi	plastisiksi
abessive		plastisetta	plastisitta
instructive		—	plastisin
comitative		—	plastisine

Possessive forms of plastinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative plastiseni plastiseni accusative nom. plastiseni plastiseni gen. plastiseni genitive plastiseni plastisteni plastisieni partitive plastistani plastisiani inessive plastisessani plastisissani elative plastisestani plastisistani illative plastiseeni plastisiini adessive plastisellani plastisillani ablative plastiseltani plastisiltani allative plastiselleni plastisilleni essive plastisenani plastisinani translative plastisekseni plastisikseni abessive plastisettani plastisittani instructive — — comitative — plastisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative plastisesi plastisesi accusative nom. plastisesi plastisesi gen. plastisesi genitive plastisesi plastistesi plastisiesi partitive plastistasi plastisiasi inessive plastisessasi plastisissasi elative plastisestasi plastisistasi illative plastiseesi plastisiisi adessive plastisellasi plastisillasi ablative plastiseltasi plastisiltasi allative plastisellesi plastisillesi essive plastisenasi plastisinasi translative plastiseksesi plastisiksesi abessive plastisettasi plastisittasi instructive — — comitative — plastisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative plastisemme plastisemme accusative nom. plastisemme plastisemme gen. plastisemme genitive plastisemme plastistemme plastisiemme partitive plastistamme plastisiamme inessive plastisessamme plastisissamme elative plastisestamme plastisistamme illative plastiseemme plastisiimme adessive plastisellamme plastisillamme ablative plastiseltamme plastisiltamme allative plastisellemme plastisillemme essive plastisenamme plastisinamme translative plastiseksemme plastisiksemme abessive plastisettamme plastisittamme instructive — — comitative — plastisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative plastisenne plastisenne accusative nom. plastisenne plastisenne gen. plastisenne genitive plastisenne plastistenne plastisienne partitive plastistanne plastisianne inessive plastisessanne plastisissanne elative plastisestanne plastisistanne illative plastiseenne plastisiinne adessive plastisellanne plastisillanne ablative plastiseltanne plastisiltanne allative plastisellenne plastisillenne essive plastisenanne plastisinanne translative plastiseksenne plastisiksenne abessive plastisettanne plastisittanne instructive — — comitative — plastisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative plastisensa plastisensa accusative nom. plastisensa plastisensa gen. plastisensa genitive plastisensa plastistensa plastisiensa partitive plastistaan plastistansa plastisiaan plastisiansa inessive plastisessaan plastisessansa plastisissaan plastisissansa elative plastisestaan plastisestansa plastisistaan plastisistansa illative plastiseensa plastisiinsa adessive plastisellaan plastisellansa plastisillaan plastisillansa ablative plastiseltaan plastiseltansa plastisiltaan plastisiltansa allative plastiselleen plastisellensa plastisilleen plastisillensa essive plastisenaan plastisenansa plastisinaan plastisinansa translative plastisekseen plastiseksensa plastisikseen plastisiksensa abessive plastisettaan plastisettansa plastisittaan plastisittansa instructive — — comitative — plastisineen plastisinensa

Synonyms

• (malleable): muovailtava
• (capable of adapting): mukautuva, muuntautumiskykyinen

Derived terms

• plastisesti
• plastisuus

Further reading

• “plastinen”, 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