säästöliekki

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Finnish

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Etymology

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säästö +‎ liekki

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsæːstøˌlie̯kːi/, [ˈs̠æːs̠tø̞ˌlie̞̯kːi]
  • Rhymes: -iekːi
  • Hyphenation(key): säästö‧liekki

Noun

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säästöliekki

  1. low flame, small flame (on a gas stove or burner, etc.)
  2. (figuratively, usually in adessive singular) fumes, as in the expression "to run on fumes" (on low energy or resources)

Declension

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Possessive forms of säästöliekki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)

Further reading

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