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tervaporvari

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Finnish

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Etymology

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terva (tar) +‎ porvari (burgher)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈterʋɑˌporʋɑri/, [ˈt̪e̞rʋɑ̝ˌpo̞rʋɑ̝ri]
  • Rhymes: -orʋɑri
  • Hyphenation(key): terva‧porva‧ri

Noun

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tervaporvari

  1. (historical) tar trader, especially one active during the heyday of Finnish tar exports to the rest of Europe in the 19th century.

Declension

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Possessive forms of tervaporvari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

Further reading

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