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säätyläinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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sääty (position, class, rank, estate) +‎ -läinen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsæːtylæi̯nen/, [ˈs̠æːt̪yˌlæi̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -æinen
  • Hyphenation(key): sää‧ty‧läi‧nen

Noun

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säätyläinen

  1. (historical) person of rank (member of the upper class or high society)
  2. (in the plural, historical) the gentry (the members of the upper classes collectively)

Usage notes

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Declension

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

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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