venäjänjuuri

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Venäjän (of Russia) +‎ juuri (root), probably thus called because it was originally introduced to the Finnish market by Russian traders

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋenæjænˌjuːri/, [ˈʋe̞næjænˌjuːri]
  • Rhymes: -uːri
  • Syllabification(key): ve‧nä‧jän‧juu‧ri

Noun

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venäjänjuuri

  1. eleuthero, devil's bush, Siberian ginseng, Eleutherococcus senticosus (shrub, root extracts of which have been used in traditional medicine)

Declension

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Possessive forms of venäjänjuuri (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)