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kuukausimansikka

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kuukausi (month) +‎ mansikka (strawberry), calque of Swedish månadssmultron, thus called because this plant produces flowers for months instead of a couple of weeks

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːˌkɑu̯siˌmɑnsikːɑ/, [ˈkuːˌkɑ̝u̯s̠iˌmɑ̝ns̠ikːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnsikːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): kuu‧kausi‧mansik‧ka

Noun

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kuukausimansikka

  1. alpine strawberry (Fragaria vesca subsp. semperflorens, a cultivar of wild strawberry used chiefly as decorative plant)

Declension

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

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