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kullankarvainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kullan +‎ karvainen; mentioned in a 1683 dictionary in a gloss for Latin rufus and rutilus.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkulːɑnˌkɑrʋɑi̯nen/, [ˈkulːɑ̝ŋˌkɑ̝rʋɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrʋɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): kullan‧karvai‧nen

Adjective

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kullankarvainen (comparative kullankarvaisempi, superlative kullankarvaisin)

  1. (archaic) yellow, gold-coloured, golden
    • 1907, Herodotus, translated by Edvard Rein, Historia-teos I-II:
      Toiset sen sulista ovat kullankarvaiset, toiset punaiset.
      Some of its feathers are golden, others are red.
    • 1917, Gustave Flaubert, translated by Jalmari Hahl, Yksinkertainen sydän, chapter IV:
      Sen ruumis oli vihreä, siivenpäät vaaleanpunaiset, otsa sininen ja rinta kullankarvainen.
      [original: Son corps était vert, le bout de ses ailes rose, son front bleu et sa gorge dorée.]
      Its body was green, the tips of its wings were pink, its forehead was blue, and its breast was golden.

Declension

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

References

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  1. ^ Florinus, Henricus Matthiae (1683) Nomenclatura Rerum brevissima Latino-Sveco-Finnonica[1] (in Latin), 2nd edition, page 137:Rufus,-rutilus, Roͤdachtigh/ gullroͤdh. Ru- ſkia/ cullan carwainen. [Rufus,-rutilus, Rödaktig, gullröd. Ruskea [punainen], kullankarvainen.]Red, -golden red, Red/ golden red. Red/ golden.