elin-

See also: elin, Elin, and Elín

Finnish

Etymology

< elää (“to live”) +‎ -in

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈelin-/, [ˈe̞lin-]

Prefix

elin-

living, life
‎elin- + ‎aika (“time”) → ‎elinaika (“lifetime”)

‎elin- + ‎taso (“level”) → ‎elintaso (“standard of living”)

‎elin- + ‎tila (“space, room”) → ‎elintila (“lebensraum”)

Derived terms

See also

elin (can also be used as a prefix to form compounds)

Further reading

“elin-”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

lein, neli, neli-

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