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härkäpäinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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härkä (bull) +‎ pää (head) +‎ -inen (-ed)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhærkæˌpæi̯nen/, [ˈhærk̟æˌpæi̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -æinen
  • Hyphenation(key): härkä‧päinen

Adjective

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härkäpäinen (comparative härkäpäisempi, superlative härkäpäisin)

  1. bullheaded, stubborn, pigheaded

Declension

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

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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