takinkääntö

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Finnish

Etymology

takin (of a coat) +‎ kääntö (turn), compare English turncoat

Pronunciation

Noun

takinkääntö

  1. volte-face, backflip, somersault, U-turn (reversal of policy, attitude or principle)
  2. tergiversation (act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal)

Declension

Possessive forms of takinkääntö (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)

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