uninen

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uninën, equivalent to uni (“sleep, dream”) +‎ -inen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuninen/, [ˈunine̞n]
• Rhymes: -uninen
• Syllabification^(key): u‧ni‧nen

Adjective

uninen (comparative unisempi, superlative unisin)

1. sleepy, drowsy, somnolent

Declension

Inflection of uninen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		uninen	uniset
genitive		unisen	unisten unisien
partitive		unista	unisia
illative		uniseen	unisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		uninen	uniset
accusative	nom.	uninen	uniset
	gen.	unisen
genitive		unisen	unisten unisien
partitive		unista	unisia
inessive		unisessa	unisissa
elative		unisesta	unisista
illative		uniseen	unisiin
adessive		unisella	unisilla
ablative		uniselta	unisilta
allative		uniselle	unisille
essive		unisena	unisina
translative		uniseksi	unisiksi
abessive		unisetta	unisitta
instructive		—	unisin
comitative		—	unisine

Possessive forms of uninen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uniseni uniseni accusative nom. uniseni uniseni gen. uniseni genitive uniseni unisteni unisieni partitive unistani unisiani inessive unisessani unisissani elative unisestani unisistani illative uniseeni unisiini adessive unisellani unisillani ablative uniseltani unisiltani allative uniselleni unisilleni essive unisenani unisinani translative unisekseni unisikseni abessive unisettani unisittani instructive — — comitative — unisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative unisesi unisesi accusative nom. unisesi unisesi gen. unisesi genitive unisesi unistesi unisiesi partitive unistasi unisiasi inessive unisessasi unisissasi elative unisestasi unisistasi illative uniseesi unisiisi adessive unisellasi unisillasi ablative uniseltasi unisiltasi allative unisellesi unisillesi essive unisenasi unisinasi translative uniseksesi unisiksesi abessive unisettasi unisittasi instructive — — comitative — unisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative unisemme unisemme accusative nom. unisemme unisemme gen. unisemme genitive unisemme unistemme unisiemme partitive unistamme unisiamme inessive unisessamme unisissamme elative unisestamme unisistamme illative uniseemme unisiimme adessive unisellamme unisillamme ablative uniseltamme unisiltamme allative unisellemme unisillemme essive unisenamme unisinamme translative uniseksemme unisiksemme abessive unisettamme unisittamme instructive — — comitative — unisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative unisenne unisenne accusative nom. unisenne unisenne gen. unisenne genitive unisenne unistenne unisienne partitive unistanne unisianne inessive unisessanne unisissanne elative unisestanne unisistanne illative uniseenne unisiinne adessive unisellanne unisillanne ablative uniseltanne unisiltanne allative unisellenne unisillenne essive unisenanne unisinanne translative uniseksenne unisiksenne abessive unisettanne unisittanne instructive — — comitative — unisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative unisensa unisensa accusative nom. unisensa unisensa gen. unisensa genitive unisensa unistensa unisiensa partitive unistaan unistansa unisiaan unisiansa inessive unisessaan unisessansa unisissaan unisissansa elative unisestaan unisestansa unisistaan unisistansa illative uniseensa unisiinsa adessive unisellaan unisellansa unisillaan unisillansa ablative uniseltaan uniseltansa unisiltaan unisiltansa allative uniselleen unisellensa unisilleen unisillensa essive unisenaan unisenansa unisinaan unisinansa translative unisekseen uniseksensa unisikseen unisiksensa abessive unisettaan unisettansa unisittaan unisittansa instructive — — comitative — unisineen unisinensa

Derived terms

• unisesti
• unisuus

 

compounds

• aamu-uninen

 

Related terms

• uni

Further reading

• “uninen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04