hämäräperäinen

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Finnish

Etymology

hämärä (gloomy, dubious) +‎ -peräinen (of ... origin)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhæmæræˌperæi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -eræinen
  • Hyphenation(key): hä‧märä‧peräi‧nen

Adjective

hämäräperäinen (comparative hämäräperäisempi or hämärämpiperäinen, superlative hämäräperäisin)

  1. shady, obscure, murky, sallow (having a dubious background)
    hämäräperäinen liikemiesa shady businessman

Declension

Possessive forms of hämäräperäinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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