elin-

< elää (“to live”) +‎ -in

• IPA^(key): /ˈelin-/, [ˈe̞lin-]

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”)

• elin (“organ”) (can also be used in compounds)

• “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 2 July 2023

• lein, neli, neli-