# atavistinen
## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see French atavisme), ultimately from Latin atavus and adapted with the adjectival suffix +‎ -inen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑtɑʋistinen/, [ˈɑ̝t̪ɑ̝ˌʋis̠tine̞n]
* Rhymes: -istinen
* Hyphenation: ata‧vis‧ti‧nen

### Adjective

atavistinen (comparative atavistisempi, superlative atavistisin)
* atavistic

#### Declension

Possessive forms of atavistinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
atavistiseni
atavistiseni
accusative
nom.
atavistiseni
atavistiseni
gen.
atavistiseni
genitive
atavistiseni
atavististeni atavistisieni
partitive
atavististani
atavistisiani
inessive
atavistisessani
atavistisissani
elative
atavistisestani
atavistisistani
illative
atavistiseeni
atavistisiini
adessive
atavistisellani
atavistisillani
ablative
atavistiseltani
atavistisiltani
allative
atavistiselleni
atavistisilleni
essive
atavistisenani
atavistisinani
translative
atavistisekseni
atavistisikseni
abessive
atavistisettani
atavistisittani
instructive
comitative
—atavistisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
atavistisesi
atavistisesi
accusative
nom.
atavistisesi
atavistisesi
gen.
atavistisesi
genitive
atavistisesi
atavististesi atavistisiesi
partitive
atavististasi
atavistisiasi
inessive
atavistisessasi
atavistisissasi
elative
atavistisestasi
atavistisistasi
illative
atavistiseesi
atavistisiisi
adessive
atavistisellasi
atavistisillasi
ablative
atavistiseltasi
atavistisiltasi
allative
atavistisellesi
atavistisillesi
essive
atavistisenasi
atavistisinasi
translative
atavistiseksesi
atavistisiksesi
abessive
atavistisettasi
atavistisittasi
instructive
comitative
—atavistisinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
atavistisemme
atavistisemme
accusative
nom.
atavistisemme
atavistisemme
gen.
atavistisemme
genitive
atavistisemme
atavististemme atavistisiemme
partitive
atavististamme
atavistisiamme
inessive
atavistisessamme
atavistisissamme
elative
atavistisestamme
atavistisistamme
illative
atavistiseemme
atavistisiimme
adessive
atavistisellamme
atavistisillamme
ablative
atavistiseltamme
atavistisiltamme
allative
atavistisellemme
atavistisillemme
essive
atavistisenamme
atavistisinamme
translative
atavistiseksemme
atavistisiksemme
abessive
atavistisettamme
atavistisittamme
instructive
comitative
—atavistisinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
atavistisenne
atavistisenne
accusative
nom.
atavistisenne
atavistisenne
gen.
atavistisenne
genitive
atavistisenne
atavististenne atavistisienne
partitive
atavististanne
atavistisianne
inessive
atavistisessanne
atavistisissanne
elative
atavistisestanne
atavistisistanne
illative
atavistiseenne
atavistisiinne
adessive
atavistisellanne
atavistisillanne
ablative
atavistiseltanne
atavistisiltanne
allative
atavistisellenne
atavistisillenne
essive
atavistisenanne
atavistisinanne
translative
atavistiseksenne
atavistisiksenne
abessive
atavistisettanne
atavistisittanne
instructive
comitative
—atavistisinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
atavistisensa
atavistisensa
accusative
nom.
atavistisensa
atavistisensa
gen.
atavistisensa
genitive
atavistisensa
atavististensa atavistisiensa
partitive
atavististaan atavististansa
atavistisiaan atavistisiansa
inessive
atavistisessaan atavistisessansa
atavistisissaan atavistisissansa
elative
atavistisestaan atavistisestansa
atavistisistaan atavistisistansa
illative
atavistiseensa
atavistisiinsa
adessive
atavistisellaan atavistisellansa
atavistisillaan atavistisillansa
ablative
atavistiseltaan atavistiseltansa
atavistisiltaan atavistisiltansa
allative
atavistiselleen atavistisellensa
atavistisilleen atavistisillensa
essive
atavistisenaan atavistisenansa
atavistisinaan atavistisinansa
translative
atavistisekseen atavistiseksensa
atavistisikseen atavistisiksensa
abessive
atavistisettaan atavistisettansa
atavistisittaan atavistisittansa
instructive
comitative
—atavistisineen atavistisinensa :

#### Derived terms

* atavistisesti
* atavistisuus

### Further reading

* “atavistinen”, 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