ruohonkarvainen

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Finnish

Etymology

ruohon +‎ karvainen

Pronunciation

Adjective

ruohonkarvainen (comparative ruohonkarvaisempi, superlative ruohonkarvaisin)

  1. (obsolete) green, greenish
    • 1939 February 1, Viikkosanomat, volume XVII, number 5, Helsinki: Viikkosanomain Kustannus Oy, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 8:
      Muuan nuori nainen pukeutuu naamiaisiin asuun, joka vaatii vihriän tukan, ja sitten hän monta arkipäivää itkee ja pesee ruohonkarvaisia kutrejaan kuumalla vedellä ja suopasaippualla, kun väri on "istunut kiinni" liian hyvin.
      A young woman dresses up for a costume party in an outfit that requires green hair, and then for many weekdays, cries and washes her green locks with hot water and soft soap, since the colour has "stuck" too well.

Declension

Possessive forms of ruohonkarvainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

References

  • Florinus, Henricus Matthiae (1683) Nomenclatura Rerum brevissima Latino-Sveco-Finnonica (in Latin), 2nd edition, page 137.:Viridis , Groͤoͤn. Wiherjeinen/ ruohon⸗ carwainen [Viridis, Grön. Viheriäinen, ruohonkarvainen]Viridis, Grön. Verdant/ green.