stradivarius

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Named after the Stradivari family (Latin Stradivarius), an Italian surname either from the plural of Lombard stradivare (toll-man), or from strada averta (open road) in the Cremonese dialect.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɑdiʋɑrius/, [ˈs̠trɑ̝diˌʋɑ̝rius̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrius
  • Hyphenation(key): stra‧di‧va‧ri‧us

Noun

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stradivarius

  1. (music) Stradivarius (stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari)
  2. (figuratively) Stradivarius (standard of excellence in unrelated fields, sometimes exaggeratedly)
    Tämä on kahvinkeitinten stradivarius.
    This is the Stradivarius of coffeemakers.

Declension

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Possessive forms of stradivarius (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French stradivarius.

Noun

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stradivarius n (uncountable)

  1. a Stradivarius violin

Declension

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