Finnish

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Etymology

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inhiminen-llinen (from an older form of ihminen).[1] Coined by Finnish clergyman Mikael Agricola.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈinhimilːinen/, [ˈinhiˌmilːine̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ilːinen
  • Hyphenation(key): in‧hi‧mil‧li‧nen

Adjective

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inhimillinen (comparative inhimillisempi, superlative inhimillisin)

  1. human
    inhimilliset tekijäthuman factors
    inhimillinen vaikutushuman impact
    Erehtyminen on inhimillistä.
    To err is human.
  2. humane
    Jokainen ansaitsee inhimillisen kohtelun.
    Everyone deserves humane treatment.

Declension

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Possessive forms of inhimillinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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References

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  1. ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) “ihminen”, in Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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