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itsemurhayksiö

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Finnish

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Etymology

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itsemurha (suicide) +‎ yksiö (one-room residence), so named because of the common perception of people willing to living in such as either being or growing socially inept and insecure, thus prone to committing suicide, or because of actual cases of suicide that have taken place in them.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈitse(ˣ)ˌmurhɑˌyksiø/, [ˈits̠e̞(m)ˌmurhɑ̝ˌyks̠iø̞]
  • Rhymes: -yksiø
  • Hyphenation(key): itse‧murha‧yksiö

Noun

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itsemurhayksiö (colloquial)

  1. (possibly derogatory) small one-room apartment (often one with less than 25 m2 or 270 sq ft of living space and intended for only one person)

Declension

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Possessive forms of itsemurhayksiö (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)