Finnish

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Etymology

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sopia (to suit, agree, fit) +‎ -maton

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsopimɑton/, [ˈs̠o̞piˌmɑ̝t̪o̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑton
  • Syllabification(key): so‧pi‧ma‧ton

Adjective

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sopimaton (comparative sopimattomampi, superlative sopimattomin)

  1. inappropriate, improper, unbecoming (not in accordance with standards of behaviour)
    sopimaton kielenkäyttöimproper language
    Häntä syytettiin upseerille ja herrasmiehelle sopimattomasta käytöksestä.
    He was accused of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.
  2. unsuitable, inappropriate, unfit, inconvenient (not fit or appropriate for some purpose, not convenient)
    tehtävään sopimaton työntekijäa worker not suited for the job
    Hän saapui sopimattomaan aikaan.
    She arrived at an inconvenient time.

Declension

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Inflection of sopimaton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
nominative sopimaton sopimattomat
genitive sopimattoman sopimattomien
partitive sopimatonta sopimattomia
illative sopimattomaan sopimattomiin
singular plural
nominative sopimaton sopimattomat
accusative nom. sopimaton sopimattomat
gen. sopimattoman
genitive sopimattoman sopimattomien
sopimatonten rare
partitive sopimatonta sopimattomia
inessive sopimattomassa sopimattomissa
elative sopimattomasta sopimattomista
illative sopimattomaan sopimattomiin
adessive sopimattomalla sopimattomilla
ablative sopimattomalta sopimattomilta
allative sopimattomalle sopimattomille
essive sopimattomana sopimattomina
translative sopimattomaksi sopimattomiksi
abessive sopimattomatta sopimattomitta
instructive sopimattomin
comitative sopimattomine
Possessive forms of sopimaton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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compounds

Participle

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sopimaton

  1. negative participle of sopia

Further reading

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