kelpoinen

From kelpo +‎ -inen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkelpoi̯nen/, [ˈk̟e̞lpo̞i̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -elpoinen
• Hyphenation^(key): kel‧poi‧nen

kelpoinen (comparative kelpoisempi, superlative kelpoisin)

1. eligible (fulfilling the requirements (for), being up to (a task))

   Synonyms: kelpo, kelvollinen, kelvokas, sopiva

   Antonyms: epäkelpo, kelvoton

   Kaikki hakijat ovat kelpoisia tehtävään.

   All applicants are eligible for the position.

2. (in compounds) -worthy, capable; -able; suited for

   merikelpoinen ― seaworthy

   ajokelpoinen ― driveable

   asuinkelpoinen ― habitable

   toteuttamiskelpoinen ― feasible (literally, “able to be carried out”)

   toimintakelpoinen ― operational (literally, “action-capable”)

   maastokelpoinen ― off-road (literally, “terrain-capable”)

   kenttäkelpoinen ― fit for the field (literally, “field-capable”)

• “kelpoinen”, 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