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kenkälusikka

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kenkä (shoe) +‎ lusikka (spoon), compare German Schuhlöffel (shoehorn), Russian ложка для обуви (ložka dlja obuvi, shoehorn) which would literally translate as "shoespoon" and "spoon for shoes" into English.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkeŋkæˌlusikːɑ/, [ˈk̟e̞ŋk̟æˌlus̠ikːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -usikːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): kenkä‧lusik‧ka

Noun

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kenkälusikka

  1. shoehorn (tool used to assist putting the foot into a shoe)

Declension

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Possessive forms of kenkälusikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)

Further reading

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