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Finnish
Etymology
Compound of painovirhe + paholainen. Compare German Druckfehlerteufel, Swedish tryckfelsnisse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯noˌʋirheˣˌpɑholɑi̯nen/,
- Rhymes: -ɑinen
- Hyphenation(key): paino‧virhe‧paho‧lai‧nen
Noun
painovirhepaholainen
- typo gremlin, misprint gremlin (imaginary being purportedly responsible for typos and misprints)
1926, Aarne Anttila, Johdatus uudenajan kirjallisuuden valtavirtauksiin ja lähteitä niiden valaisemiseksi, Porvoo: WSOY, page 495:Nämä kaksi laitetta eroavat toisistaan jossakin määrin ehkä painovirhepaholaisen toimesta: hiekka ~ miekka, kuohut ~ kuuhut, läilyy ~ häilyy, maailma ~ Jumala.- These two collections differ to some extent, perhaps at the hands of the typo gremlin: sand ~ sword, foams ~ moon, sways ~ wavers, world ~ God.
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