universaali
Finnish
editEtymology
editInternationalism (see English universal), ultimately from Latin ūniversālis.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edituniversaali (comparative universaalimpi, superlative universaalein)
- universal (of or pertaining to the universe).
- universal (common to all members of a group or class).
Declension
editInflection of universaali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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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 |
Synonyms
edit- (of or pertaining to the universe): yleismaailmallinen
- (common to all members of a group or class): yleis-, yleispätevä
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “universaali”, 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 2023-07-04