leijonapostimerkki

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Finnish

The first "lion stamp" and the first Finnish postage stamp from 1856. The stamp is demoninated in kopeks because Finland was then an autonomous part of the Russian empire.
"Lion stamp" design from the year 1925.

Etymology

leijona (lion) +‎ postimerkki (postage stamp)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlei̯jonɑˌpostiˌmerkːi/,
  • Rhymes: -erkːi
  • Hyphenation(key): lei‧jona‧posti‧merkki

Noun

leijonapostimerkki (informal)

  1. "lion stamp" (any of the Finnish definitive stamps depicting the lion of Finland's coat of arms)

Declension

Possessive forms of leijonapostimerkki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)

Hypernyms