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leijonapostimerkki

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Finnish

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The first "lion stamp" and the first Finnish postage stamp from 1856. The stamp is demoninated in kopeks because Finland was then an autonomous part of the Russian empire.
"Lion stamp" design from the year 1925.

Etymology

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leijona (lion) +‎ postimerkki (postage stamp)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlei̯jonɑˌpostiˌmerkːi/, [ˈle̞i̯j(ː)o̞nɑ̝ˌpo̞s̠tiˌme̞rkːi]
  • Rhymes: -erkːi
  • Hyphenation(key): lei‧jona‧posti‧merkki

Noun

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leijonapostimerkki (informal)

  1. "lion stamp" (any of the Finnish definitive stamps depicting the lion of Finland's coat of arms)

Declension

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Possessive forms of leijonapostimerkki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)

Hypernyms

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