kansanomainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kansan (of people, folk) +‎ -omainen (-like)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnsɑnˌomɑi̯nen/, [ˈkɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝nˌo̞mɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -omɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): kansan‧omai‧nen

Adjective

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kansanomainen (comparative kansanomaisempi, superlative kansanomaisin)

  1. folksy (characteristic of simple country life)
  2. common, popular, ordinary, simple, vulgar (of or pertaining to the common people)
    Pirunpaska on leskenlehden kansanomainen nimitys.
    "Devil's shit" is a common name for coltsfoot.

Declension

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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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