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pommikiitäjäinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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pommi (bomb) +‎ kiitäjäinen (ground beetle)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpomːiˌkiːtæjæi̯nen/, [ˈpo̞mːiˌk̟iːt̪æˌjæi̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -æinen
  • Hyphenation(key): pommi‧kiitä‧jäi‧nen

Noun

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pommikiitäjäinen

  1. Brachinus explosus (species of bombardier beetle)
  2. (by extension, colloquial) bombardier beetle (ground beetle of the genus Brachinus)

Declension

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