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varsinainen.

proper, actual, real, essential (in the very strictest sense of the word; entitled to its name, true)

11 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʋɑrsinɑi̯nen/[ˈʋɑ̝rs̠iˌnɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  1. proper, actual, real, essential (in the very strictest sense of the word; entitled to its name, true)

    not-comparable
    Halu mennä ja varsinainen meneminen ovat kaksi eri asiaa.
Where this word comes from

varsi- (“stem, handle”) (plural stem) + -nainen (compare varsin). Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1836; originally “permanent” in the folk language.

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