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vallankaappaaja

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Finnish

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Etymology

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vallan (of power) +‎ kaappaaja (usurper, hijacker); compare vallankaappaus (coup d'etat), kaapata valta (to make a coup d'etat)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlːɑnˌkɑːpːɑːjɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝lːɑ̝ŋˌkɑ̝ːpːɑ̝ːjɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːpːɑːjɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): vallan‧kaappaa‧ja

Noun

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vallankaappaaja

  1. coupist

Declension

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Possessive forms of vallankaappaaja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

Further reading

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