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perätön

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Finnish

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Etymology

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perä +‎ -tön

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈperætøn/, [ˈpe̞ræt̪ø̞n]
  • Rhymes: -erætøn
  • Hyphenation(key): pe‧rä‧tön

Adjective

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perätön (comparative perättömämpi, superlative perättömin)

  1. ungrounded, unreal, false, baseless, unfounded (not based on facts)
  2. (of a threat) empty (destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense)

Declension

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Possessive forms of perätön (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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