Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English universal), ultimately from Latin ūniversālis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈuniʋersɑːli/, [ˈuniˌʋe̞rs̠ɑ̝ːli]
  • Rhymes: -ersɑːli
  • Syllabification(key): u‧ni‧ver‧saa‧li

Adjective

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universaali (comparative universaalimpi, superlative universaalein)

  1. universal (of or pertaining to the universe).
  2. universal (common to all members of a group or class).

Declension

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Inflection of universaali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative universaali universaalit
genitive universaalin universaalien
partitive universaalia universaaleja
illative universaaliin universaaleihin
singular plural
nominative universaali universaalit
accusative nom. universaali universaalit
gen. universaalin
genitive universaalin universaalien
partitive universaalia universaaleja
inessive universaalissa universaaleissa
elative universaalista universaaleista
illative universaaliin universaaleihin
adessive universaalilla universaaleilla
ablative universaalilta universaaleilta
allative universaalille universaaleille
essive universaalina universaaleina
translative universaaliksi universaaleiksi
abessive universaalitta universaaleitta
instructive universaalein
comitative universaaleine
Possessive forms of universaali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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