yleinen.
common, public (available to everyone equally; shared between everyone)
Meaning & usage
common, public (available to everyone equally; shared between everyone)
Yleisessä saunassa naiset ja miehet saunovat eri vuoroissa.
Puistossa on yleinen leikkipaikka lapsille.
common, widespread (usual; ordinary; found in large numbers; occurring often)
Flunssa on yleinen sairaus talvikuukausina.
Se on hyvin yleinen nimi Suomessa.
general (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
Kurssi antaa yleisen kuvan ohjelmoinnin perusteista.
Yleisellä tasolla kaikki sujui hyvin.
generic, general, universal, pan, all-
Yleisinhimilliset tarpeet, kuten turvallisuus ja yhteys, ovat kaikille tuttuja.
Yleiseurooppalainen ratkaisu olisi paras vaihtoehto.
common
Substantiivi kirja on yleinen, eli se ei ole erisnimi.
Where this word comes from
yle- + -(h)inen, after yleensä (“usually”). Coined by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt in 1836.
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