tuhatpäinen

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Finnish

Etymology

tuhat +‎ -päinen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuhɑtˌpæi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -æinen
  • Hyphenation(key): tuhat‧päinen

Adjective

tuhatpäinen (not comparable)

  1. thousand-headed (having or consisting of thousand heads)
    Torille kokoontui tuhatpäinen joukko vihaisia kansalaisia.
    A thousand-headed crowd of angry citizens gathered on the square.
    Huumeet ovat tuhatpäinen vihollinen.
    The drugs are a thousand-headed enemy.

Declension

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

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