vitivalkoinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From viti (clean, soft snow) +‎ valkoinen (white).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋitiˌʋɑlkoi̯nen/, [ˈʋit̪iˌʋɑ̝lko̞i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlkoinen
  • Hyphenation(key): viti‧valkoi‧nen

Adjective

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vitivalkoinen (comparative vitivalkoisempi, superlative vitivalkoisin)

  1. snow-white (white as snow, extremely white)

Declension

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

Further reading

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