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räjähdysherkkä

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Finnish

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Etymology

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räjähdys (explosion) +‎ herkkä (quick to react)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈræjæhdysˌherkːæ/, [ˈræjæhdys̠ˌhe̞rkːæ]
  • Rhymes: -erkːæ
  • Hyphenation(key): rä‧jähdys‧herkkä

Adjective

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räjähdysherkkä (comparative räjähdysherkempi, superlative räjähdysherkin)

  1. explosive (having high tendency to explode)
    Egyptin tilanne on räjähdysherkkä.
    The situation in Egypt is explosive.
  2. (informal) volatile (of a person, quick to become angry)

Declension

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Possessive forms of räjähdysherkkä (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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Further reading

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