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suuronnettomuus

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Finnish

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Etymology

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suur- +‎ onnettomuus

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsuːrˌonːetːomuːs/, [ˈs̠uːrˌo̞nːe̞t̪̚ˌt̪o̞muːs̠]
  • Rhymes: -omuːs
  • Hyphenation(key): suur‧onnet‧to‧muus

Noun

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suuronnettomuus

  1. a large-scale disaster with a great number of casualties and material destruction, a calamity, catastrophe

Usage notes

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This term is used for concrete disasters. Other terms such as katastrofi may be used metaphorically.

Declension

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Possessive forms of suuronnettomuus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)

Further reading

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