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tohvelieläin

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Etymology

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tohveli (slipper) +‎ eläin (animal), in a reference to the animal being called chausson (slipper) by French naturalist Louis Joblot

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtohʋeliˌelæi̯n/, [ˈt̪o̞xʋe̞liˌe̞læi̯n]
  • Rhymes: -elæin
  • Hyphenation(key): toh‧veli‧eläin

Noun

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tohvelieläin

  1. paramecium, slipper animalcule (any animal of the genus Paramecium)

Declension

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Possessive forms of tohvelieläin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)

Further reading

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