vedenpitävä

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Finnish

Etymology

veden (of water) +‎ pitävä (holding); from pitää vettä (to hold water)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋedenˌpitæʋæ/,
  • Rhymes: -itæʋæ
  • Syllabification(key): ve‧den‧pi‧tä‧vä

Adjective

vedenpitävä (comparative vedenpitävämpi, superlative vedenpitävin)

  1. watertight

Declension

Possessive forms of vedenpitävä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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