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hapsenkakkiainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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hapsen (hair's) +‎ kakkiainen; the latter perhaps akin to katka,[1] with suffix +‎ -iainen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑpsenˌkɑkːiɑi̯nen/, [ˈhɑ̝ps̠e̞ŋˌkɑ̝kːiˌɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): hapsen‧kakki‧ai‧nen

Noun

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hapsenkakkiainen

  1. (dialectal) longhorn beetle (any beetle from the Cerambycidae family)
  2. (humorous) beetle (any beetle of unknown species)

Declension

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

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “katkiainen”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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