häntäkärpänen

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Finnish

Etymology

häntä +‎ kärpänen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhæntæˌkærpænen/,
  • Rhymes: -ærpænen
  • Hyphenation(key): häntä‧kärpä‧nen

Noun

häntäkärpänen

  1. Synonym of nautakiiliäinen
  2. (colloquial, figurative) an annoying tagalong or lackey
  3. (colloquial, figurative, automotive) a driver who doesn't maintain a safe following distance; a tailgater
    Synonym: perässäroikkuja

Declension

Possessive forms of häntäkärpänen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

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