poronjäkälä

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Finnish

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Etymology

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poron (of reindeer) +‎ jäkälä (lichen), thus called because these lichens are important winter feed for the reindeer

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈporonˌjækælæ/, [ˈpo̞ro̞nˌjæk̟ælæ]
  • Rhymes: -ækælæ
  • Hyphenation(key): poron‧jäkä‧lä

Noun

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poronjäkälä

  1. A lichen of the Cladina morphotype within the genus Cladonia (cup lichens), especially the reindeer lichen or reindeer moss (Cladonia rangiferina)

Declension

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Possessive forms of poronjäkälä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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