jälkimaailma

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Finnish

Etymology

jälki- +‎ maailma

Pronunciation

Noun

jälkimaailma

  1. posterity, progeny (the world that is left behind by one, especially the future generations like one's descendants)
    Jälkimaailma, seiso täällä omalla pohjallasi äläkä luota vieraan apuun.
    Progeny, stand here on your own foundation, and do not rely on foreign help.
    A Finnish translation of a sentence from a Swedish-language inscription on Kuninkaanportti: Eftervard, stå här på egen botn, och lita icke på främmande hielp.

Declension

Possessive forms of jälkimaailma (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

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