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häntäkärpänen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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häntä +‎ kärpänen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhæntæˌkærpænen/, [ˈhæn̪t̪æˌk̟ærpæne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ærpænen
  • Hyphenation(key): häntä‧kärpä‧nen

Noun

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häntäkärpänen

  1. Synonym of nautakiiliäinen
  2. (colloquial, figurative) an annoying tagalong or lackey
  3. (colloquial, figurative, automotive) a driver who doesn't maintain a safe following distance; a tailgater
    Synonym: perässäroikkuja

Declension

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Possessive forms of häntäkärpänen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

Further reading

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