stiiknafuulia

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Finnish

Etymology

Seemingly coined by Finnish author Teuvo Pakkala in 1895, as it is first attested in his short story Mahtisana. May be an ad hoc coinage meant to sound foreign.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstiːknɑfuːliɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -uːliɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): stiik‧na‧fuu‧lia

Noun

stiiknafuulia

  1. overly complicated or misleading use of language
  2. nonsense

Declension

Possessive forms of stiiknafuulia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

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