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Finnish
Etymology
Calque of Swedish fattig som en kyrkråtta; literally "poor as a church rat"
Adjective
köyhä kuin kirkonrotta
- (simile) poor as a church mouse, poor as Job, poor as Job's turkey (extremely poor, destitute)
Declension
See köyhä.
Synonyms