perääntyminen

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Finnish

Etymology

From perääntyä (to retreat) +‎ -minen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈperæːntyminen/,
  • Rhymes: -yminen
  • Hyphenation(key): pe‧rään‧ty‧mi‧nen

Noun

perääntyminen

  1. verbal noun of perääntyä
    1. retreat (act of reversing, moving back)
    2. retreat, rout (act or state of running from danger)
      Synonyms: pako, (jocular) käpälämäki
    3. climbdown, backdown (act of backing down from an argument)

Declension

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

Derived terms

compounds