kaksintaistelu
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
kaksin (“between two people, between the two of them”) + taistelu (“battle”). Coined by Finnish translator and lexicographer Frans Ferdinand Ahlman in 1874.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑksinˌtɑi̯stelu/, [ˈkɑ̝ks̠in̪ˌt̪ɑ̝i̯s̠te̞lu]
- Rhymes: -ɑistelu
- Syllabification(key): kak‧sin‧tais‧te‧lu
Noun[edit]
kaksintaistelu
- duel (combat between two)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
Further reading[edit]
- “kaksintaistelu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02