maantiekiitäjä

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Finnish

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Etymology

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maantie (road) +‎ kiitäjä (racer, zoomer)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑːnˌtie̯ˌkiːtæjæ/, [ˈmɑ̝ːn̪ˌt̪ie̞̯ˌk̟iːt̪æjæ]
  • Rhymes: -iːtæjæ
  • Syllabification(key): maan‧tie‧kii‧tä‧jä

Noun

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maantiekiitäjä

  1. Road Runner (fictitious bird in Looney Tunes cartoons)
  2. (figuratively) someone who likes to go fast or something that is good at going fast, racer

Usage notes

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The real-life roadrunner bird is juoksukäki in Finnish.

Declension

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Possessive forms of maantiekiitäjä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)