Finnish

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Etymology

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asia +‎ -llinen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑsiɑlːinen/, [ˈɑ̝s̠iˌɑ̝lːine̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlːinen
  • Syllabification(key): a‧si‧al‧li‧nen

Adjective

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asiallinen (comparative asiallisempi, superlative asiallisin)

  1. appropriate, proper
    Antonym: asiaton
    asiallinen käytösappropriate behavior, proper behavior
    asiallinen hoitoproper treatment
  2. matter-of-fact, pragmatic, businesslike, sticking to the facts
    asiallinen tyylibusinesslike style
  3. factual, substantive, objective, material
    asiallinen yhteyssubstantive link
  4. relevant, related to the matter at hand
    Antonym: asiaton

Declension

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Inflection of asiallinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative asiallinen asialliset
genitive asiallisen asiallisten
asiallisien
partitive asiallista asiallisia
illative asialliseen asiallisiin
singular plural
nominative asiallinen asialliset
accusative nom. asiallinen asialliset
gen. asiallisen
genitive asiallisen asiallisten
asiallisien
partitive asiallista asiallisia
inessive asiallisessa asiallisissa
elative asiallisesta asiallisista
illative asialliseen asiallisiin
adessive asiallisella asiallisilla
ablative asialliselta asiallisilta
allative asialliselle asiallisille
essive asiallisena asiallisina
translative asialliseksi asiallisiksi
abessive asiallisetta asiallisitta
instructive asiallisin
comitative asiallisine
Possessive forms of asiallinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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