kenkälusikka

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Finnish

Etymology

kenkä (shoe) +‎ lusikka (spoon), compare German Schuhlöffel (shoehorn), Russian ложка для обуви (ložka dlja obuvi, shoehorn) which would literally translate as "shoespoon" and "spoon for shoes" into English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeŋkæˌlusikːɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -usikːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ken‧kä‧lu‧sik‧ka

Noun

kenkälusikka

  1. shoehorn (tool used to assist putting the foot into a shoe)

Declension

Possessive forms of kenkälusikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)

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