elin-

See also: elin, Elin, and Elín

Finnish

Etymology

< elää (“to live”) +‎ -in

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelin-/, [ˈe̞lin-]

Prefix

elin-

1. Combining form of elää (“to live, be alive”): living, life

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

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

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

Derived terms

• elinaika
• elinikä
• elinkelpoinen
• elinkorko
• elinolosuhteet
• elintapa
• elintaso
• elintila
• elinympäristö

 

See also

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

Further reading

• “elin-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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-