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leveälahkeinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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leveä (wide) +‎ -lahkeinen (-legged)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈleʋeæˌlɑhkei̯nen/, [ˈle̞ʋe̞æˌlɑ̝xk̟e̞i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhkeinen
  • Hyphenation(key): le‧veä‧lahkei‧nen

Adjective

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leveälahkeinen (comparative leveälahkeisempi or leveämpilahkeinen, superlative leveälahkeisin)

  1. bell-bottomed (of trousers, having legs that widen from the knee downwards)
    leveälahkeiset housutbell-bottoms / flares
  2. wide legged (of trousers, having wide legs)

Declension

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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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