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vedenpitävä

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Finnish

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Etymology

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veden (of water) +‎ pitävä (holding); from pitää vettä (to hold water)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋedenˌpitæʋæ/, [ˈʋe̞de̞mˌpit̪æʋæ]
  • Rhymes: -itæʋæ
  • Hyphenation(key): veden‧pitä‧vä

Adjective

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vedenpitävä (comparative vedenpitävämpi, superlative vedenpitävin)

  1. watertight

Declension

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Possessive forms of vedenpitävä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Synonyms

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