itsestäänselvyys

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Finnish

Etymology

itsestään selvä (self-evident) +‎ -yys (-ness)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈitsestæːnˌselʋyːs/,
  • Rhymes: -elʋyːs
  • Hyphenation(key): it‧sestään‧selvyys

Noun

itsestäänselvyys

  1. self-evidency, something obvious, that which goes without saying
    Synonym: selviö
  2. matter of course, something taken for granted
    Vähitellen hänen miehensä alkoi pitää häntä itsestäänselvyytenä.
    Little by little, her husband began to take her for granted.

Declension

Possessive forms of itsestäänselvyys (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)

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