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kaksintaistelu

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kaksin (between two people, between the two of them) +‎ taistelu (battle). Coined by Finnish translator and lexicographer Frans Ferdinand Ahlman in 1874.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑksinˌtɑi̯stelu/, [ˈkɑ̝ks̠in̪ˌt̪ɑ̝i̯s̠te̞lu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑistelu
  • Hyphenation(key): kaksin‧taiste‧lu

Noun

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kaksintaistelu

  1. duel (combat between two)

Declension

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Possessive forms of kaksintaistelu (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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