leijonapostimerkki
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Finnish
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Finland_stamp_first_stamp_1856_5k.jpg/150px-Finland_stamp_first_stamp_1856_5k.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Saarinen-Lion-3M-1925.jpg/150px-Saarinen-Lion-3M-1925.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]leijona (“lion”) + postimerkki (“postage stamp”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈlei̯jonɑˌpostiˌmerkːi/, [ˈle̞i̯j(ː)o̞nɑ̝ˌpo̞s̠tiˌme̞rkːi]
- Rhymes: -erkːi
- Syllabification(key): lei‧jo‧na‧pos‧ti‧merk‧ki
Noun
[edit]leijonapostimerkki (informal)
- "lion stamp" (any of the Finnish definitive stamps depicting the lion of Finland's coat of arms)