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ajatusten Tonava

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Calque of Romanian Dunărea gândirii (The Danube of Thought), one of the titles used of Nicolae Ceaușescu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑjɑtusten ˈtonɑʋɑ/, [ˈɑ̝jɑ̝ˌt̪us̠te̞n̪ ˈt̪o̞nɑ̝ʋɑ̝]

Noun

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ajatusten Tonava (derogatory)

  1. a person who has and expresses many ideas that are or turn out to be either nonsensical, pointless or even dangerous; a person with many ideas, but not a single good one (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
    • 2016 March, Miia Krause, “Miian kanssa: Verkkokeskustelu kuumenee [Together with Miia: Web Debate Turns Hot]”, in Areena[1], YLE, retrieved 12.5.2022:
      Keskustelupalstoilla kuohuu, vihapuhe voimistuu ja mielipiteet leiskuvat. Mistä näitä Ajatusten Tonavia oikein löytyy ja onko keskustelu oikeasti koventunut?
      Discussion fora are in turmoil, hate speech intensifies and opinions are flung around. Where do these "Danubes of Thought" emerge and has the debate really become harsher?

Declension

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Possessive forms of ajatusten Tonava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)