vesinokkaeläin

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Finnish

Etymology

vesi (water) +‎ nokkaeläin (monotreme, literally beaked animal)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋesiˌnokːɑˌelæi̯n/,
  • Rhymes: -elæin
  • Hyphenation(key): vesi‧nokka‧eläin

Noun

vesinokkaeläin

  1. platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)

Declension

Possessive forms of vesinokkaeläin (Kotus type 33/kytkin, no gradation)