See also: mitaton

Finnish

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Etymology

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mitä--tön. Compare Karelian mitätöin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmitætøn/, [ˈmit̪æt̪ø̞n]
  • Rhymes: -itætøn
  • Syllabification(key): mi‧tä‧tön

Adjective

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mitätön (comparative mitättömämpi, superlative mitättömin)

  1. fractional, puny, negligible, insignificant, diminutive, paltry
    Apurahat ovat nykyään mitättömiä, ja monien opiskelijoiden on otettava lainaa.
    Student grants these days are paltry, and many students have to take out loans.
  2. trivial (of little significance or value)
  3. void (having lost all legal validity)

Declension

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Possessive forms of mitätön (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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