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tulikärpänen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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tuli (fire) +‎ kärpänen (fly)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtuliˌkærpænen/, [ˈt̪uliˌk̟ærpæne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ærpænen
  • Hyphenation(key): tuli‧kärpä‧nen

Noun

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tulikärpänen

  1. (insects) A firefly, especially of those species whose flying individuals glow.

Declension

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Possessive forms of tulikärpänen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

See also

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