kirvesmestaus

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Finnish

Beheading by axe of Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset in 1471 at Tewkesbury, painting by an unknown Ghent master.

Etymology

kirves (axe) +‎ mestaus (beheading)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkirʋesˌmestɑus/,
  • Rhymes: -estɑus
  • Syllabification(key): kir‧ves‧mes‧ta‧us

Noun

kirvesmestaus

  1. beheading by axe (beheading using an axe as the tool)

Declension

Possessive forms of kirvesmestaus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

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