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ruotsalaistalo

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Finnish

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ruotsalaistalo (sense 2) houses (foreground) in Kupittaa

Etymology

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ruotsalais- (Swedish) +‎ talo (house)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈruo̯tsɑlɑi̯sˌtɑlo/, [ˈruo̞̯ts̠ɑ̝lɑ̝i̯s̠ˌtɑ̝lo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlo
  • Hyphenation(key): ruot‧salais‧talo

Noun

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ruotsalaistalo

  1. (literally) Swedish house
  2. a house built in Sweden and assembled in Finland, with funding from Swedish fundraisers, after the Winter War; in cities, a relatively small house with only one floor, full basement and no attic; often somewhat larger in rural regions

Declension

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Possessive forms of ruotsalaistalo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)