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näsäviisas

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Partial calque of Swedish näsvis; näsä- +‎ viisas

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnæsæˌʋiːsɑs/, [ˈnæs̠æˌʋiːs̠ɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -iːsɑs
  • Hyphenation(key): näsä‧viisas

Adjective

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näsäviisas (comparative näsäviisaampi, superlative näsäviisain)

  1. cheeky, smartass

Declension

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Possessive forms of näsäviisas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

See also

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Further reading

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