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lohikäärme

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Partial calque of Old Swedish floghdraki (flying snake); lohi +‎ käärme. Originally louhikäärme, the initial component became lohi (salmon) by folk etymology.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlohiˌkæːrmeˣ/, [ˈlo̞ɦiˌk̟æːrme̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -æːrme
  • Hyphenation(key): lohi‧käärme

Noun

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lohikäärme

  1. dragon, drake
    • 1995 May 22, Virta Kaija, “Kiinassa löytyi "lohikäärme"”, in Helsingin Sanomat[1], retrieved 12 October 2018:
      Tutkijat ovat nimenneet 240 miljoonaa vuotta vanhan olion "Guizhoun lohikäärmeeksi" kiinalaisen mytologian tunnetun pedon mukaan.
      The researchers have named the 240-million-year-old creature the "Guizhou dragon" after the beast known from Chinese mythology.
    • 2002 February 8, Pasi Rutanen, “Lohikäärme ja lokomotiivi”, in YLE[2], retrieved 12 October 2018:
      Lohikäärme ja lokomotiivi (title)
      The Dragon and the Locomotive
  2. wyvern
    Synonym: traakki

Usage notes

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  • Most Finns do not make a difference between a “wyvern” (traakki) and “dragon” (lohikäärme), and would use lohikäärme to refer to both.

Declension

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Possessive forms of lohikäärme (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds

References

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  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

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