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kavennuspiste

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kavennus (narrowing) +‎ piste (point)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑʋenːusˌpisteˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝ʋe̞nːus̠ˌpis̠te̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -iste
  • Hyphenation(key): ka‧vennus‧piste

Noun

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kavennuspiste

  1. (sports, ball games) a point scored by the trailing team which narrows the lead of the other team, but does not bring the game to a tie (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

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Possessive forms of kavennuspiste (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

See also

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