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eteläafrikansiili

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Etelä-Afrikan (South African) +‎ siili (hedgehog), calque of English South African hedgehog

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈetelæˌɑfrikɑnˌsiːli/, [ˈe̞t̪e̞læˌɑ̝frikɑ̝nˌs̠iːli]
  • Rhymes: -iːli
  • Hyphenation(key): etelä‧afrikan‧siili

Noun

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eteläafrikansiili

  1. Southern African hedgehog, Atelerix frontalis (species of hedgehog found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe)

Declension

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Possessive forms of eteläafrikansiili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)