edelläkävijä

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Finnish

Etymology

edellä (in front) +‎ kävijä (a walker)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈedelːæˌkæʋijæ/,
  • Rhymes: -æʋijæ
  • Hyphenation(key): edellä‧kävi‧jä

Noun

edelläkävijä

  1. forerunner, pioneer (one who goes ahead, preparing the way for others to follow)
    Christiaan Barnard oli sydänsiirtojen edelläkävijä.
    Christiaan Barnard was a pioneer of heart transplants.
  2. (in the plural) vanguard (people at the forefront of any group or movement)

Declension

Possessive forms of edelläkävijä (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

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