nöpästäinen

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Finnish

Etymology

Coined by Nisäkäsnimistötoimikunta (Committee for Mammal Names) in 2008, apparently as an irregular derivative from päästäinen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnøpæstæi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -æinen
  • Hyphenation(key): nö‧päs‧täi‧nen

Noun

nöpästäinen

  1. small-eared shrew (New World shrew of the genus Cryptotis)

Declension

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

Derived terms

compounds