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laiskansäie

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Finnish

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Etymology

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laiskan (slob's) +‎ säie (strand), thus called because using an overly long length of yarn one saves the eventual effort of changing yarn in he middle of a job

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯skɑnˌsæi̯.eˣ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯s̠kɑ̝nˌs̠æi̯.e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -æie
  • Hyphenation(key): laiskan‧säie

Noun

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laiskansäie

  1. A length of yarn that is obviously too long for the sewing job at hand.

Declension

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Possessive forms of laiskansäie (Kotus type 48*D/hame, k- gradation)

Further reading

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