karkauspäivä

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Finnish

Etymology

karkaus (escape, leap) +‎ päivä (day), in Finland since 1998 the 29th of February, until then the 24th of February, as it was on the Julian calendar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑrkɑusˌpæi̯ʋæ/,
  • Rhymes: -æiʋæ
  • Hyphenation(key): kar‧kaus‧päivä

Noun

karkauspäivä

  1. leap day (29 February)

Declension

Possessive forms of karkauspäivä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

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