# maltillinen
## Finnish
### Etymology

maltti (“restraint, patience, temper”) +‎ -llinen. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1874.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑltilːinen/, [ˈmɑ̝l̪t̪ilˌline̞n]
* Rhymes: -inen
* Hyphenation: mal‧til‧li‧nen

### Adjective

maltillinen (comparative maltillisempi, superlative maltillisin)
* moderate, sober, level-headed (not excessive; acting in moderation)
* calm, collected, self-possessed

#### Declension

Possessive forms of maltillinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maltilliseni
maltilliseni
accusative
nom.
maltilliseni
maltilliseni
gen.
maltilliseni
genitive
maltilliseni
maltillisteni maltillisieni
partitive
maltillistani
maltillisiani
inessive
maltillisessani
maltillisissani
elative
maltillisestani
maltillisistani
illative
maltilliseeni
maltillisiini
adessive
maltillisellani
maltillisillani
ablative
maltilliseltani
maltillisiltani
allative
maltilliselleni
maltillisilleni
essive
maltillisenani
maltillisinani
translative
maltillisekseni
maltillisikseni
abessive
maltillisettani
maltillisittani
instructive
comitative
—maltillisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maltillisesi
maltillisesi
accusative
nom.
maltillisesi
maltillisesi
gen.
maltillisesi
genitive
maltillisesi
maltillistesi maltillisiesi
partitive
maltillistasi
maltillisiasi
inessive
maltillisessasi
maltillisissasi
elative
maltillisestasi
maltillisistasi
illative
maltilliseesi
maltillisiisi
adessive
maltillisellasi
maltillisillasi
ablative
maltilliseltasi
maltillisiltasi
allative
maltillisellesi
maltillisillesi
essive
maltillisenasi
maltillisinasi
translative
maltilliseksesi
maltillisiksesi
abessive
maltillisettasi
maltillisittasi
instructive
comitative
—maltillisinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maltillisemme
maltillisemme
accusative
nom.
maltillisemme
maltillisemme
gen.
maltillisemme
genitive
maltillisemme
maltillistemme maltillisiemme
partitive
maltillistamme
maltillisiamme
inessive
maltillisessamme
maltillisissamme
elative
maltillisestamme
maltillisistamme
illative
maltilliseemme
maltillisiimme
adessive
maltillisellamme
maltillisillamme
ablative
maltilliseltamme
maltillisiltamme
allative
maltillisellemme
maltillisillemme
essive
maltillisenamme
maltillisinamme
translative
maltilliseksemme
maltillisiksemme
abessive
maltillisettamme
maltillisittamme
instructive
comitative
—maltillisinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maltillisenne
maltillisenne
accusative
nom.
maltillisenne
maltillisenne
gen.
maltillisenne
genitive
maltillisenne
maltillistenne maltillisienne
partitive
maltillistanne
maltillisianne
inessive
maltillisessanne
maltillisissanne
elative
maltillisestanne
maltillisistanne
illative
maltilliseenne
maltillisiinne
adessive
maltillisellanne
maltillisillanne
ablative
maltilliseltanne
maltillisiltanne
allative
maltillisellenne
maltillisillenne
essive
maltillisenanne
maltillisinanne
translative
maltilliseksenne
maltillisiksenne
abessive
maltillisettanne
maltillisittanne
instructive
comitative
—maltillisinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maltillisensa
maltillisensa
accusative
nom.
maltillisensa
maltillisensa
gen.
maltillisensa
genitive
maltillisensa
maltillistensa maltillisiensa
partitive
maltillistaan maltillistansa
maltillisiaan maltillisiansa
inessive
maltillisessaan maltillisessansa
maltillisissaan maltillisissansa
elative
maltillisestaan maltillisestansa
maltillisistaan maltillisistansa
illative
maltilliseensa
maltillisiinsa
adessive
maltillisellaan maltillisellansa
maltillisillaan maltillisillansa
ablative
maltilliseltaan maltilliseltansa
maltillisiltaan maltillisiltansa
allative
maltilliselleen maltillisellensa
maltillisilleen maltillisillensa
essive
maltillisenaan maltillisenansa
maltillisinaan maltillisinansa
translative
maltillisekseen maltilliseksensa
maltillisikseen maltillisiksensa
abessive
maltillisettaan maltillisettansa
maltillisittaan maltillisittansa
instructive
comitative
—maltillisineen maltillisinensa :

#### Derived terms

* maltillisesti
* maltillistaa
* maltillisuus

### Further reading

* “maltillinen”, 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 2023-07-03