deskriptiivisana

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Finnish

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Etymology

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deskriptiivi +‎ sana

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdeskriptiːʋiˌsɑnɑ/, [ˈde̞s̠.kripˌt̪iːʋiˌs̠ɑ̝nɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): desk‧rip‧tiivi‧sana

Noun

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deskriptiivisana

  1. (linguistics) sound-symbolic word, descriptive word (word which uses phonetic elements descriptively, e.g. "scribble", "bubble", "lickety-split")

Declension

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Possessive forms of deskriptiivisana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)