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toimintamaalaus

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Finnish

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Etymology

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toiminta (action) +‎ maalaus (painting), calque of English action painting

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtoi̯mintɑˌmɑːlɑus/, [ˈt̪o̞i̯min̪t̪ɑ̝ˌmɑ̝ːlɑ̝us̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːlɑus
  • Hyphenation(key): toi‧minta‧maala‧us

Noun

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toimintamaalaus

  1. (art) action painting (genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the canvas to obtain a spontaneous and totally abstract image)
  2. (art) action painting (painting produced in this style)

Declension

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