mannerjäätikkö

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Finnish

Etymology

manner (continent) +‎ jäätikkö (glacier)

Pronunciation

Noun

mannerjäätikkö

  1. continental glacier, ice sheet (permanent body of ice that covers an area larger than 50,000 sq.km)
    Maapallolla on nykyään kaksi mannerjäätikköä, Grönlanti ja Antarktis.
    There are currently two continental glaciers on Earth: Greenland and Antarctica.

Declension

Possessive forms of mannerjäätikkö (Kotus type 4*A/laatikko, kk-k gradation)

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