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korkeaselkäinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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korkea +‎ selkä +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkorkeɑˌselkæi̯nen/, [ˈko̞rk̟e̞ɑ̝ˌs̠e̞lk̟æi̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -elkæinen
  • Hyphenation(key): kor‧kea‧selkäi‧nen

Adjective

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korkeaselkäinen (comparative korkeaselkäisempi or korkeampiselkäinen, superlative korkeaselkäisin)

  1. high-backed

Declension

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Possessive forms of korkeaselkäinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Further reading

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