muorinen

Finnish

Etymology

muori +‎ -nen; diminutive form of muori

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmuo̯rinen/, [ˈmuo̞̯rine̞n]
Rhymes: -uorinen
Syllabification^(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]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

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