muorinen
Finnish
Etymology
muori + -nen; diminutive form of muori
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmuo̯rinen/, [ˈmuo̞̯rine̞n]
- Rhymes: -uorinen
- Syllabification(key): muo‧ri‧nen
- Hyphenation(key): muo‧ri‧nen
Noun
muorinen
- (dated or humorous) A loving term of address used of an old woman, usually a family member; only used in the form muoriseni.
Declension
- Not inflected.
Further reading
- “muorinen”, 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 3 July 2023