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vallankumous

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Finnish

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Etymology

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vallan +‎ kumous (literally "overthrowal of power"). Coined by Finnish folklorist and linguist Daniel Europaeus in 1853.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlːɑnˌkumous/, [ˈʋɑ̝lːɑ̝ŋˌkumo̞us̠]
  • Rhymes: -umous
  • Hyphenation(key): vallan‧kumo‧us

Noun

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vallankumous

  1. revolution (political upheaval; removal of a government; figuratively, sudden, vast change in a situation or discipline)
    Ranskan suuri vallankumous / Ranskan vallankumousthe French Revolution

Declension

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

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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