stiiknafuulia

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Seemingly coined by Finnish author Teuvo Pakkala in 1895, as it is first attested in his short story Mahtisana. May be an ad hoc coinage meant to sound foreign.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstiːknɑfuːliɑ/, [ˈs̠tiːknɑ̝ˌfuːliɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -uːliɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): stiik‧na‧fuu‧lia

Noun

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stiiknafuulia

  1. overly complicated or misleading use of language
  2. nonsense

Declension

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Possessive forms of stiiknafuulia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

Further reading

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