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öljypitoinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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öljy (oil) +‎ -pitoinen (-containing, -bearing, -rich)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈøljyˌpitoi̯nen/, [ˈø̞ljyˌpit̪o̞i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -itoinen
  • Hyphenation(key): öljy‧pitoi‧nen

Adjective

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öljypitoinen (comparative öljypitoisempi, superlative öljypitoisin)

  1. oil-containing, oil-bearing, oil-rich
    Öljypitoinen liuske on tässä kohdassa vain 20 metriä maan pinnan alapuolella.
    The oil-bearing shale is at this spot only 20 meters underneath the surface of the earth.
    Suomuuraimen öljypitoiset siemenet ovat arvokasta raaka-ainetta kosmetiikkateollisuudelle.
    The oil-rich seeds of the cloudberry are a valuable raw material for the cosmetics industry.

Declension

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Possessive forms of öljypitoinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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