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puupäästäinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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puu (tree) +‎ päästäinen (shrew), calque of English tree shrew

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːˌpæːstæi̯nen/, [ˈpuːˌpæːs̠tæi̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -æːstæinen
  • Hyphenation(key): puu‧päästäi‧nen

Noun

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puupäästäinen

  1. An erroneous term sometimes used of tree shrews, which are called tupaija in Finnish.

Declension

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