-kalainen
See also: kalainen
Finnish
Suffix
-kalainen (front vowel harmony variant -käläinen, linguistic notation -kAlAinen)
- Forms some adjectives, primarily with a demonymic meaning, from monosyllabic stems.
Usage notes
Attaches to the oblique stem, hence the -i- in me → meikäläinen, as me uses plural inflections.
Derived terms
Finnish terms suffixed with -kalainen
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