norsupäästäinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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norsu (elephant) +‎ päästäinen (shrew), calque of English elephant shrew

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnorsuˌpæːstæi̯nen/, [ˈno̞rs̠uˌpæːs̠tæi̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -æːstæinen
  • Hyphenation(key): norsu‧päästäi‧nen

Noun

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norsupäästäinen (dated)

  1. Synonym of kuonokas (elephant shrew).
  2. Synonym of atlaskuonokas (North African elephant shrew).

Declension

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Possessive forms of norsupäästäinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)