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päästäiskontiainen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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päästäinen (shrew) +‎ kontiainen (mole)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpæːstæi̯sˌkontiɑi̯nen/, [ˈpæːs̠tæi̯s̠ˌko̞n̪t̪iˌɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): päästäis‧konti‧ai‧nen

Noun

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päästäiskontiainen

  1. True's shrew mole, Dymecodon pilirostris, formerly Urotrichus pilirostris (shrew mole endemic to Japan)
  2. shrew mole (appears in the common names of shrew-like moles in three genera: Neurotrichus, Uropsilus and Urotrichus)

Declension

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

Derived terms

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compounds