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pehmeäkärkinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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pehmeä (soft) +‎ kärki (point, tip, head) +‎ -inen (-ed)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpehmeæˌkærkinen/, [ˈpe̞hme̞æˌk̟ærk̟ine̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ærkinen
  • Hyphenation(key): peh‧meä‧kärki‧nen

Adjective

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pehmeäkärkinen (comparative pehmeäkärkisempi, superlative pehmeäkärkisin)

  1. soft point (having a soft point or tip)
    pehmeäkärkinen lyijykynäsoft point pencil
  2. softnose, soft-nose, soft point (of a bullet: lacking a jacketed nose)

Declension

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Possessive forms of pehmeäkärkinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.