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tavallinen.

ordinary, usual, normal, conventional, common, trivial, standard

10 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtɑʋɑlːinen/[ˈt̪ɑ̝ʋɑ̝lˌline̞n]
  1. ordinary, usual, normal, conventional, common, trivial, standard

    tavallinen uuni
    Felicia leipoi leivän tavalliseen tapaan.
  2. usual, habitual, regular

    Professori Franklein otti tavallisen paikkansa kokouspöydässä.
  3. plain, ordinary, mundane (lacking adornment or ornamentation)

    tavallinen hampurilainen
  4. random, average, undistinguished

Where this word comes from

tapa (“habit”) + -llinen (relational adjective suffix). Possibly a calque of Swedish vanlig (derived from vana (“habit”), van (“accustomed to”)); compare also German gewöhnlich.

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