keppikerjäläinen

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Finnish

Etymology

keppi (cane) +‎ kerjäläinen (beggar); keppi may be understood to refer to a beggar's cane, but it also alliterates with kerjäläinen, and may thus be only a fortifier

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkepːiˌkerjælæi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -æinen
  • Hyphenation(key): keppi‧kerjä‧läi‧nen

Noun

keppikerjäläinen

  1. beggar (person suffering from extreme poverty)

Declension

Possessive forms of keppikerjäläinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

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