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rusty nail

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English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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rusty nail (plural rusty nails)

  1. A cocktail made by mixing Drambuie and Scotch.
  2. (slang, derogatory, uncommon) A has-been, a person whose fame or influence is rapidly declining.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English rusty nail.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑsti ˈnei̯l/, [ˈrɑ̝s̠ti ˈne̞i̯l]

Noun

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rusty nail

  1. rusty nail (cocktail)

Declension

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Inflection of rusty nail (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative rusty nail rusty nailit
genitive rusty nailin rusty nailien
partitive rusty nailiä rusty nailejä
illative rusty nailiin rusty naileihin
singular plural
nominative rusty nail rusty nailit
accusative nom. rusty nail rusty nailit
gen. rusty nailin
genitive rusty nailin rusty nailien
partitive rusty nailiä rusty nailejä
inessive rusty nailissä rusty naileissä
elative rusty nailistä rusty naileistä
illative rusty nailiin rusty naileihin
adessive rusty nailillä rusty naileillä
ablative rusty naililtä rusty naileiltä
allative rusty nailille rusty naileille
essive rusty nailinä rusty naileinä
translative rusty nailiksi rusty naileiksi
abessive rusty nailittä rusty naileittä
instructive rusty nailein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rusty nail (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)