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taloudellinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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talous (economy) +‎ -llinen (relational adjective suffix). Coined by Finnish author and journalist Pietari Hannikainen in 1847.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑlou̯delːinen/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝lo̞u̯ˌde̞lːine̞n]
  • Rhymes: -elːinen
  • Syllabification(key): ta‧lou‧del‧li‧nen
  • Hyphenation(key): ta‧lou‧del‧li‧nen

Adjective

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taloudellinen (comparative taloudellisempi, superlative taloudellisin)

  1. economical, prudent, frugal, thrifty, efficient
    Metsiemme taloudellinen tuotto perustuu puun ohella metsien moninaiskäytölle.
    The economical use of our forests is based not only on the wood, but also on the other of the various uses.
  2. economic
    Ihmisten taloudellinen ahdinko voidaan sosiologisessa hyvinvointiyhteiskunnassa välttää.
    The economic hardships faced by people can be aoided in a sociological welfare society.
  3. financial
    Taloudellinen ajattelu on kerskakuluttajilta kadoksissa.
    Conspicuous consumers lack financial sense.

Declension

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

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Rapola, Martti, “taloudellinen”, in Lauerma, Petri, Partanen, Niko, Kanner, Antti, editors, Rapolan 1800-luvun sanasto[1] (in Finnish), published 2019

Further reading

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